EST time now

Eastern Standard TimeUTC−5

New York is not on EST right now (it is on EDT), but other places are.

EST in other time zones, now

Observatory log

EST, observed

01Stands for

Eastern Standard Time

UTC−5 · America/New_York

02When it is used

EST is the standard (winter) time of New York; in summer the clocks switch to EDT.

Nextin use in New York from 1 November 2026 to 14 March 2027

Thenin use in New York from 7 November 2027

EDT: Eastern Daylight Time

03In use right now

In 3 time zones

Panama City, Kingston, Cancun

Part of the next 12 months: New York, Toronto, Detroit, Port-au-Prince, Indianapolis, Winnipeg, Louisville, Iqaluit.

All year: Panama City, Kingston, Cancun.

04Countries

New York Philadelphia Toronto Montréal Detroit Grand Rapids Port-au-Prince Cap-Haitien Indianapolis Fort Wayne Panama City Colon Kingston Spanish Town Winnipeg Louisville Cancun Grand Turk

Meanings

What EST means

EST stands for Eastern Standard Time. When you schedule across zones, a city name is clearer than an abbreviation.

Eastern Standard TimeUTC−5this page

All time zones

Questions

Asked about EST

What is EST?

EST stands for Eastern Standard Time, which is UTC−5. The clock at the top of this page shows the current EST time, live.

Is EST in use right now?

New York is not on EST right now (it is on EDT), but other places are. EST is the standard (winter) time of New York; in summer the clocks switch to EDT.

Is it EST or EDT now?

New York is on EDT now; it returns to EST on 1 November 2026.