EST to UTC Converter
Convert Eastern Time (EST/EDT) to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This page uses New York time and UTC, so it follows daylight saving automatically: pick any date below and the conversion uses the offsets in force on that day.
EST to UTC time difference
The converter above shows the difference for the date and time you choose. Over 2026, the gap works out like this:
- UTC is 4 hours ahead of ESTMost of the year: Mar 8 to Oct 31.
- UTC is 5 hours ahead of ESTJan 1 to Mar 7, Nov 1 to Dec 31.
EST to UTC for a working day
New York time from 6 AM to 10 PM, converted. The two columns differ because daylight saving changes the gap between winter and summer. Bold times fall between 9 AM and 5 PM in UTC.
| EST (New York) | UTC (UTC), January | UTC (UTC), July |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 12:00 AM(next day) | 11:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 1:00 AM(next day) | 12:00 AM(next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 2:00 AM(next day) | 1:00 AM(next day) |
| 10:00 PM | 3:00 AM(next day) | 2:00 AM(next day) |
Calculated for January 15 and July 15, 2026.
About these time zones
EST. Eastern Time is EST (UTC-5) in winter and EDT (UTC-4) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. It covers New York, Toronto, Miami and most of the US East Coast.
UTC. UTC never changes for daylight saving, which is why servers, logs and deadlines are often written in it. Any change in the gap comes from the other zone.
Overlap. Meetings starting between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM EST land inside a 9 to 5 working day in both zones in winter and summer.