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EST / EDT
Time Converter
EST to UTC Time Converter
Convert Eastern Time to UTC with a live clock and clean permalinks.
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UTC
When it is 7:30 AM in Eastern Time, it is 11:30 AM in UTC.
EST to UTC at a glance
UTC is 4 hours ahead of Eastern Time. If someone gives you a time in Eastern Time, move the clock by 4 hours to read it in UTC. A 9:00 AM start in New York becomes 1:00 PM in London.
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.
What UTC covers
UTC is the global reference clock used to compare time zones around the world. It does not change for daylight saving time. It is the safest format for international schedules, APIs, databases, and server logs.
Quick answers
What is the time difference between EST and UTC?
UTC is 4 hours ahead of Eastern Time.
What happens to a 3:00 PM meeting in EST?
It lands at 7:00 PM in UTC.
Does daylight saving time matter for EST to UTC?
Eastern Time and UTC are shown using the offsets that are active right now, so the result already reflects any daylight saving change in effect today.