EST Eastern Standard Time Time Zone Abbreviations, UTC -5


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Time Zone, Time EST / Eastern Standard Time

EST
Eastern Standard Time
(UTC -5)

Eastern Standard Time (EST) is -5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
EST time is used in: Central America, North America,
Also known as: HNE, ET Time Zone
EST time now:
08:37
Sun, 14 December 2025

Time Zones with the same UTC -5 offset

Abbr. Time zone name Region Offset
CDT Central Daylight Time North America UTC -5
COT Colombia Time South America UTC -5
CWT Central War Time North America UTC -5
EASST Easter Island Summer Time Australia & Oceania UTC -5
ECT Ecuador Time South America UTC -5
EST Eastern Standard Time Central America UTC -5
EST Eastern Standard Time North America UTC -5
PET Peru Time South America UTC -5
Time, Time Zones
Current date and time
Universal TimeUT/GMT, Universal Time
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 - 13:37
HI, USAHonolulu, HI, USA
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 - 03:37
CA, USALos Angeles, CA, USA
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 - 05:37
NY, USANew York City, NY, USA
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 - 08:37
CanadaToronto, Canada
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 - 08:37
BrazilSão Paulo, Brazil
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 - 10:37
United KingdomLondon, United Kingdom
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 - 13:37
FranceParis, France
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 - 14:37
RussiaMoscow, Russia
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 - 16:37
IndiaMumbai, India
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 - 19:07
ChinaShanghai, China
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 - 21:37
JapanTokyo, Japan
Sun, 14 Dec 2025 - 22:37
AustraliaSydney, Australia
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 - 00:37
New ZealandAuckland, New Zealand
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 - 02:37