Current EST time

What is Eastern Standard Time

EST timing

EST (Eastern Standard Time) is one of the well-known names of UTC-5 time zone which is 5h. behind of UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).The time offset from UTC can be written as -05:00.

It's used during the winter. During the summer EDT - Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) is in use.

Some locations use EST all year long.

Time difference to GMT/UTC

5 hours behind (UTC-05)

Related timezone

EDT - Eastern Daylight Time, ET - Eastern Time

Iana Timezones where EST is currently observed

America/Atikokan	America/Cancun
America/Cayman	America/Detroit
America/Grand_Turk	America/Indiana/Indianapolis
America/Indiana/Marengo	America/Indiana/Petersburg
America/Indiana/Vevay	America/Indiana/Vincennes
America/Indiana/Winamac	America/Iqaluit
America/Jamaica	America/Kentucky/Louisville
America/Kentucky/Monticello	America/Nassau
America/New_York	America/Nipigon
America/Panama	America/Pangnirtung
America/Port-au-Prince	America/Santo_Domingo
America/Thunder_Bay	America/Toronto

Other Time Zones in UTC-05

Abbreviation	Name
ACT	Acre Time
CDT	Central Daylight Time
COT	Colombia Time
CST	Cuba Standard Time
EASST	Easter Island Summer Time
ECT	Ecuador Time
PET	Peru Time

What is Eastern Standard Time: abbreviation, main facts, offsets, and other information about the time zone.