EST
Eastern Standard Time
US & Canada East Coast (winter)
Now in New York:
EST — Eastern Standard Time
Quick facts
- Abbreviation
- EST
- Full name
- Eastern Standard Time
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- Type
- Standard time
- Seasonal pair
- EDT (UTC-4)
- Used in
- US & Canada East Coast (winter)
- Example zone
- America/New_York
Cities that use EST
About EST
EST is the abbreviation for Eastern Standard Time, a time zone offset of UTC-5. It applies in US & Canada East Coast (winter). It is the standard, winter offset; in summer the same region switches to EDT (UTC-4).
Time-zone abbreviations are convenient but not unique or official — several codes are shared by more than one zone. When precision matters, use the underlying IANA zone name (for example America/New_York) or the UTC offset UTC-5 instead.
Frequently asked questions
- What does EST stand for?
- EST stands for Eastern Standard Time. It is UTC-5, used in US & Canada East Coast (winter).
- What is the UTC offset of EST?
- EST (Eastern Standard Time) is UTC-5, meaning it is 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time.
- What is the daylight-saving version of EST?
- EST is the winter (standard) abbreviation. Its counterpart is EDT (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-4), used in the other half of the year.
See also: all time zone abbreviations