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EST to UTC converter

Convert Eastern Time to UTC. New York is 5 hours behind UTC in winter (EST) and 4 hours behind in summer (EDT), so add 5 or 4 hours.

From
New York
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Live
New YorkEST
9:00 AM
 
Working hours
UTCUTC
2:00 PM
 
Working hours

UTC is 5 hours ahead of New York (EST vs UTC).

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Gap
5 hours
UTC ahead of New York today
Working hours overlap
9:00 AM–12:00 PM EST
2:00 PM–5:00 PM in UTC; both sides in a 9-to-5 day
Next gap change
Mar 14, 2027
The gap becomes 4 hours (New York clocks go forward)
9:00 AM EST
2:00 PM UTC
UTC is 5 hours ahead of New York, as of Nov 6, 2026

When to convert Eastern Time to UTC

Turning an Eastern time into UTC is the usual first step for anyone who needs to share a meeting time with colleagues in several countries, file a trading report or write a timestamp into a database. The rule is simple: add five hours in winter and four hours in summer.

So 9:00 AM EST is 14:00 UTC, and 9:00 AM EDT is 13:00 UTC. The gap is the only thing that changes through the year; UTC itself never does. The result is also the number most international participants need, because they can add or subtract their own offset from it.

Quoting UTC next to an Eastern time is the safest way to share a time across borders.

Trading and market data

US exchanges publish hours in Eastern Time, but data feeds and global brokers use UTC.

  • The NYSE open at 9:30 AM is 14:30 UTC in winter, 13:30 UTC in summer
  • The 4:00 PM close is 21:00 UTC in winter
  • The Fed announcement at 2:00 PM ET is 19:00 UTC in winter

In the weeks when the US and Europe are out of step, exchange hours in UTC shift by an hour.

Meeting invites for global teams

A New York host who writes "10 AM ET" gives readers elsewhere one more calculation to do.

  • 10:00 AM EST is 15:00 UTC
  • 2:00 PM EST is 19:00 UTC
  • 8:00 PM EST is 01:00 UTC the next day

Add "(15:00 UTC)" and every attendee can convert it in seconds.

Servers and data

Systems that store timestamps in UTC show Eastern events five hours later in winter.

  • A purchase at 3:15 PM EST is logged as 20:15 UTC
  • A shift ending at 11:00 PM EST is 04:00 UTC the next day
  • A midnight EST batch run is 05:00 UTC

A report that groups by UTC date can put late evening Eastern sales on the next day.

Deadlines in Eastern Time, expressed in UTC

A US filing due at 11:59 PM EST closes at 04:59 UTC the following day. If you are submitting from a country that uses UTC, be aware that "midnight Eastern" is already the next UTC date.

For contests and applications that say "5 PM ET", the UTC time depends on the date: 22:00 UTC in winter and 21:00 UTC in summer. Always check which half of the year the deadline falls in.

Why the UTC gap changes in March and November

New York moves its clocks forward on the second Sunday of March and back on the first Sunday of November. UTC does not move. The gap is therefore 5 hours on EST and 4 hours on EDT.

Dates for 2026–27. Calculated from the IANA time zone database on Nov 6, 2026: today UTC is 5 hours ahead of New York. In northern winter the gap is 5 hours, in northern summer 4 hours. The clock changes ahead are:
  • Mar 14, 2027: New York moves to EDT (UTC−4); the gap becomes 4 hours
  • Nov 7, 2027: New York moves to EST (UTC−5); the gap becomes 5 hours

This is the main trap when you store or share times in UTC: a meeting at 14:00 UTC is 9:00 AM New York until March, then 10:00 AM New York. If the meeting is supposed to stay at 9:00 AM New York time, the UTC time has to move to 13:00.

New York to UTC, every hour

Times are for Nov 6, 2026, when UTC is 5 hours ahead of New York. The gap changes on the dates listed above. Green rows are the hours when both places are inside a 9-to-5 day.

New York (EST)UTCUTC, +5 hrs
12:00 AM (midnight)5:00 AM
1:00 AM6:00 AM
2:00 AM7:00 AM
3:00 AM8:00 AM
4:00 AM9:00 AM
5:00 AM10:00 AM
6:00 AM11:00 AM
7:00 AM12:00 PM
8:00 AM1:00 PM
9:00 AM2:00 PM
10:00 AM3:00 PM
11:00 AM4:00 PM
12:00 PM (noon)5:00 PM
1:00 PM6:00 PM
2:00 PM7:00 PM
3:00 PM8:00 PM
4:00 PM9:00 PM
5:00 PM10:00 PM
6:00 PM11:00 PM
7:00 PM12:00 AM next day
8:00 PM1:00 AM next day
9:00 PM2:00 AM next day
10:00 PM3:00 AM next day
11:00 PM4:00 AM next day

“next day” and “previous day” mean UTC is on a different calendar date from New York.

Quick answers

What is 12:00 PM EST in UTC?

17:00 UTC. Add five hours to EST, or four hours to EDT.

Is EST UTC minus 5?

Yes. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is UTC minus 4.

What is 8 PM EST in UTC?

01:00 UTC on the next day.

How do I convert EST to UTC quickly?

Add 5 hours in winter or 4 in summer. If the total passes 24, subtract 24 and move to the next day.

Why is the gap between New York and UTC not fixed?

Because New York uses daylight saving and UTC does not.