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EST to UTC converter

Eastern Time to Coordinated Universal Time. UTC is 5 h ahead of EST in January and 4 h ahead in July.

From

EST · New York EDT · UTC−4

  • UTC · UTCUTC · UTC+0 · 4 h ahead
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The gap between EST and UTC

2026EST clocksUTC clocksDifference
JanuaryEST UTC−5UTC UTC+05 h ahead
JulyEDT UTC−4UTC UTC+04 h ahead

The gap changes on: Sun, March 8, 2026 (4 h ahead); Sun, November 1, 2026 (5 h ahead); Sun, March 14, 2027 (4 h ahead); Sun, November 7, 2027 (5 h ahead).

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EST to UTC time table

Every hour of the EST day and the matching UTC time, for a mid-January and a mid-July date.

ESTUTC · JanuaryUTC · July
12:00 AM5:00 AM4:00 AM
1:00 AM6:00 AM5:00 AM
2:00 AM7:00 AM6:00 AM
3:00 AM8:00 AM7:00 AM
4:00 AM9:00 AM8:00 AM
5:00 AM10:00 AM9:00 AM
6:00 AM11:00 AM10:00 AM
7:00 AM12:00 PM11:00 AM
8:00 AM1:00 PM12:00 PM
9:00 AM2:00 PM1:00 PM
10:00 AM3:00 PM2:00 PM
11:00 AM4:00 PM3:00 PM
12:00 PM5:00 PM4:00 PM
1:00 PM6:00 PM5:00 PM
2:00 PM7:00 PM6:00 PM
3:00 PM8:00 PM7:00 PM
4:00 PM9:00 PM8:00 PM
5:00 PM10:00 PM9:00 PM
6:00 PM11:00 PM10:00 PM
7:00 PM12:00 AM (+1 day)11:00 PM
8:00 PM1:00 AM (+1 day)12:00 AM (+1 day)
9:00 PM2:00 AM (+1 day)1:00 AM (+1 day)
10:00 PM3:00 AM (+1 day)2:00 AM (+1 day)
11:00 PM4:00 AM (+1 day)3:00 AM (+1 day)

About these two clocks

EST — Eastern Time. Used in New York, Toronto, Miami, Atlanta. Strictly, EST is the winter name; from March to November the same clocks show EDT (UTC−4). This page follows the clocks, so summer dates use EDT.

UTC — Coordinated Universal Time. Used in the world reference clock used by servers, aviation and logs. UTC never changes for daylight saving time.

All figures on this page come from the IANA time zone database (the same data your phone and laptop use), evaluated for the date in question. Abbreviations are ambiguous — “IST” also means Irish or Israel Standard Time, and “CST” is China Standard Time in Asia — so this page uses America/New_York and UTC explicitly.

Questions people ask

How many hours ahead or behind is UTC compared with EST?

UTC is 5 h ahead of EST in January and 4 h ahead in July. The gap moves because daylight saving time starts and ends on different dates (or not at all) in the two places.

What is 9 am EST in UTC?

On a January date, 9:00 am EST is 2:00 PM UTC. In July it is 1:00 PM. Use the converter above for any other date.

Which cities use EST?

Eastern Time (EST) is used in New York, Toronto, Miami, Atlanta. Strictly, EST is the winter name; from March to November the same clocks show EDT (UTC−4). This page follows the clocks, so summer dates use EDT.

Which cities use UTC?

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is used in the world reference clock used by servers, aviation and logs. UTC never changes for daylight saving time.

When is a good time for a EST–UTC call?

Look for the hours where both columns in the table fall between about 8 am and 6 pm. If none exist, the meeting planner on our home page shows the least-bad options and lets you share a link that converts for every attendee.

Related conversions

EST to ISTEST to CSTEST to PSTIST to UTCEST to MSTEST to GMTPST to UTCEST to CETCST to UTCEST to BST