UTC to EST Converter
Convert Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to Eastern Time (EST/EDT). This page uses UTC and New York time, so it follows daylight saving automatically: pick any date below and the conversion uses the offsets in force on that day.
UTC to EST time difference
The converter above shows the difference for the date and time you choose. Over 2026, the gap works out like this:
- EST is 4 hours behind UTCMost of the year: Mar 8 to Oct 31.
- EST is 5 hours behind UTCJan 1 to Mar 7, Nov 1 to Dec 31.
UTC to EST for a working day
UTC 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 EST.
| UTC (UTC) | EST (New York), January | EST (New York), July |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 1:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 2:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 3:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
Calculated for January 15 and July 15, 2026.
About these time zones
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.
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.
Overlap. Meetings starting between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM UTC land inside a 9 to 5 working day in both zones in winter and summer.