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UK to EST converter

Eastern Time (EST) is 5 hours behind UK time (UK) for most of the year, and 4 hours for the rest because of daylight saving time.

UK time · GMT

9:01 AM

Sunday 25 October

Eastern Time · EDT

5:01 AM

Sunday 25 October

Right now, Eastern Time is 4 hours behind UK time. Updates live from your device’s clock.

Hour by hour

Today’s conversion. Green dots mark 9-to-5 working hours.

UK to EST time conversion table for today
UKEST
12:00 AM7:00 PMprev day
1:00 AM8:00 PMprev day
2:00 AM10:00 PMprev day
3:00 AM11:00 PMprev day
4:00 AM12:00 AM
5:00 AM1:00 AM
6:00 AM2:00 AM
7:00 AM3:00 AM
8:00 AM4:00 AM
9:00 AM5:00 AM
10:00 AM6:00 AM
11:00 AM7:00 AM
12:00 PM8:00 AM
1:00 PM9:00 AM
2:00 PM10:00 AM
3:00 PM11:00 AM
4:00 PM12:00 PM
5:00 PM1:00 PM
6:00 PM2:00 PM
7:00 PM3:00 PM
8:00 PM4:00 PM
9:00 PM5:00 PM
10:00 PM6:00 PM
11:00 PM7:00 PM

Best time to meet

When both sides are inside 9 AM–5 PM on a weekday. If there’s no overlap, we show when both are awake (8 AM–9 PM).

  • 2:00 PM–5:00 PMin UK=9:00 AM–12:00 PMin EST

When the gap changes

  • 25 October 2026 → 1 November 2026EST −4h
  • 1 November 2026 → 14 March 2027EST −5h
  • 14 March 2027 → 27 March 2027EST −4h
  • 27 March 2027 → 30 October 2027EST −5h

The UK is on GMT (UTC+0) in winter and British Summer Time, BST (UTC+1), from the last Sunday of March to the last Sunday of October.

Eastern Time is EST (UTC−5) in winter and EDT (UTC−4) from March to November. It covers New York, Washington, Boston, Atlanta, Miami and Toronto.

Questions

What is the time difference between UK time and Eastern Time?

Eastern Time is 5 hours behind UK time for most of the year. Because of daylight saving time, the gap is 4 hours for part of the year.

If it's 9 AM in UK time, what time is it in Eastern Time?

When it's 9:00 AM in UK time, it's 5:00 AM in Eastern Time. At 5:00 PM in UK time, it's 1:00 PM in Eastern Time. (Based on today's offsets.)

What is the best time for a call between UK time and Eastern Time?

Working hours overlap from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM in UK time, which is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Eastern Time.

Does UK time use daylight saving time?

Yes. UK time's next clock changes are on Sunday, 25 October 2026 (back one hour) and Sunday, 28 March 2027 (forward one hour).

Does Eastern Time use daylight saving time?

Yes. Eastern Time's next clock changes are on Sunday, 1 November 2026 (back one hour) and Sunday, 14 March 2027 (forward one hour).