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This converter uses WGST (UTC−1), as in Scoresbysund.

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Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.

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11:00 am11:00 WGST (UTC-1), Oct 18, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 18, 2026

WGST is 3 hours ahead of EDT.

EGST and EST (US winter time, UTC-5) examples

These examples always use EGST (UTC+0) and EST (UTC-5). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

EGST is 5 hours ahead of EST.

EST is US Eastern winter time (early November to mid-March). The rest of the year New York uses EDT (UTC-4), one hour later. For Eastern Time that follows daylight saving time, use EGST to ET. For daylight-time examples, use WGST to EDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, WGST is 3 hours ahead of EDT. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 27, 2027, WGT is 2 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, WGT is 3 hours ahead of EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in WGST correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in WGT correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in EST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in WGT correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in EDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in WGST correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in WGT correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in EST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in WGT correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in EDT.

Compare EGST time with EST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Western Greenland Summer Time is 3 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
11:00 am11:00 in WGST is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT

WGST to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in WGST which corresponds to 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in EDT

11:00 am11:00 Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST). Offset UTC -1:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

11:00 am11:00 WGST / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

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Eastern Greenland Summer Time

Offset: EGST is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

EGST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for EGST
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
EST all year EST part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC−4 (EDT).

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Atikokan
  • America/Cancun
  • America/Cayman
  • America/Coral_Harbour
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Jamaica
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Panama
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST
  • EST5EDT
  • Jamaica
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone