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Eastern Standard Time

EST5EDT

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Monday · November 9, 2026

UTC -5

Eastern Standard Time (EST) is the time zone used in the eastern part of North America during winter months. EST is 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-5). It covers the eastern United States and parts of Canada. During summer, it is replaced by Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Time difference between Eastern Standard Time EST and world zones

Central Standard Time CST behind by 1 hour Greenwich Mean Time GMT ahead by 5 hours Pacific Daylight Time PDT behind by 3 hours Pacific Standard Time PST behind by 3 hours Coordinated Universal Time UTC ahead by 5 hours

Cities at UTC-5

Bahamas
Nassau
15:51
Canada
Ottawa
15:51
Cayman Islands
George Town
15:51
Colombia
Bogotá
15:51
Cuba
Havana
15:51
Ecuador
Quito
15:51
Haiti
Port-au-Prince
15:51
Jamaica
Kingston
15:51
Panama
Panama City
15:51
Peru
Lima
15:51
Turks and Caicos Islands
Cockburn Town
15:51
United States
Washington
15:51

Time Zones

CST EDT GMT PDT PST UTC