UTC to EST / EDT Converter

Convert Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to Eastern Time (ET). New York and US East Coast observe EST (UTC−5) in winter and EDT (UTC−4) in summer. Live clocks update every second.

Current Time

UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
EST/EDT - Eastern Time

Convert a Specific Time

Result in EST/EDT

24-Hour Reference Table

Each UTC hour (midnight to 11 PM) and its EST/EDT equivalent. Times reflect current DST status.

UTC EST/EDT

How to Convert UTC to EST/EDT

The Formula
EST = UTC − 5:00 (Nov - Mar) / EDT = UTC − 4:00 (Mar - Nov)
Example
3:00 PM UTC = 10:00 AM EST (winter) or 11:00 AM EDT (summer)
DST Note
Eastern Time observes DST. Clocks spring forward 1 hour in March and fall back in November.

Frequently Asked Questions

EST (Eastern Standard Time) is UTC−5, observed on the US East Coast from November to March. In summer, clocks shift to EDT (UTC−4).
Yes. Eastern Time springs forward to EDT (UTC−4) on the 2nd Sunday of March and falls back to EST (UTC−5) on the 1st Sunday of November.
New York, Boston, Washington DC, Miami, Atlanta, Toronto, Montreal, and Detroit all use Eastern Time.
12:00 UTC = 07:00 AM EST (winter) or 08:00 AM EDT (summer).

Zone Facts

Standard Time EST = UTC−5
Daylight Time EDT = UTC−4
Standard period Nov to Mar
DST period Mar to Nov
DST starts 2nd Sunday March
DST ends 1st Sunday November
Major cities New York, Boston, Washington DC, Miami, Toronto, Atlanta

⏱️ Quick Reference

UTC EST (winter)
12:00 AM 7:00 PM (prev)
6:00 AM 1:00 AM
9:00 AM 4:00 AM
12:00 PM 7:00 AM
6:00 PM 1:00 PM

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