From
AEST / AEDT
Time Converter
AEST to EST Time Converter
Convert Australian Eastern Time to Eastern Time with a live clock and clean permalinks.
To
EST / EDT
When it is 7:30 AM in Australian Eastern Time, it is 4:30 PM in Eastern Time.
AEST to EST at a glance
Eastern Time is 15 hours behind Australian Eastern Time. If someone gives you a time in Australian Eastern Time, move the clock by 15 hours to read it in Eastern Time. A 9:00 AM start in Sydney becomes 6:00 PM in New York.
What Australian Eastern Time covers
Australian Eastern Time covers Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra. It is the busiest business clock in Australia. It is useful for APAC support, education, and scheduling with teams in eastern Australia.
What Eastern Time covers
Eastern Time is the main clock for New York, Washington, Toronto, and many large business hubs on the east side of North America. It is widely used for finance, media, and US-facing business operations.
Quick answers
What is the time difference between AEST and EST?
Eastern Time is 15 hours behind Australian Eastern Time.
What happens to a 3:00 PM meeting in AEST?
It lands at 12:00 AM in EST.
Does daylight saving time matter for AEST to EST?
Australian Eastern Time and Eastern Time are shown using the offsets that are active right now, so the result already reflects any daylight saving change in effect today.