EST is in use right now in Eastern Time (UTC−5).
EST is 1 hour ahead of CST (Central Standard Time).
Eastern Time
Eastern Standard Time (EST)
IANA: America/New_York · UTC−5
Not in effect now
Next change: Sun 14 Mar, clocks go forward 1 hour (02:00 → 03:00)
Sunrise 06:39 · Sunset 16:41
Daylight 10h 01m · Solar noon 11:40
Clocks in EST run on Eastern Time (EST, UTC−5); software knows the zone as America/New_York.
Yes. EST is on standard time now. The next changes:
| City | Local time | Difference from EST |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Fri | 3 hours behind |
| London | Sat | 5 hours ahead |
| Paris | Sat | 6 hours ahead |
| Dubai | Sat | 9 hours ahead |
| Mumbai | Sat | 10.5 hours ahead |
| Singapore | Sat | 13 hours ahead |
| Tokyo | Sat | 14 hours ahead |
| Sydney | Sat | 16 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg | Sat | 7 hours ahead |
| São Paulo | Fri | 2 hours ahead |
| Chicago | Fri | 1 hour behind |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 |