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EDT/EST

Eastern Daylight Time

GMT -4

EST automatically adjusted to EDT time zone, that is in use

London

United Kingdom

Time Difference

Eastern Daylight Time is 5 hours behind BST (British Summer Time)
11:30 pm23:30 in EDT is 4:30 am04:30 in London, United Kingdom

EST to London call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-12pm in EST which corresponds to 2pm-6pm in London

11:30 pm23:30 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
4:30 am04:30 BST (British Summer Time) (London, United Kingdom). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

11:30 pm23:30 EDT / 4:30 am04:30 London, United Kingdom

EDT London, United Kingdom
12am (midnight) 5am
1am 6am
2am 7am
3am 8am
4am 9am
5am 10am
6am 11am
7am 12pm (noon)
8am 1pm
9am 2pm
10am 3pm
11am 4pm
12pm (noon) 5pm
1pm 6pm
2pm 7pm
3pm 8pm
4pm 9pm
5pm 10pm
6pm 11pm
7pm 12am (midnight)
8pm 1am
9pm 2am
10pm 3am
11pm 4am
0:00 5:00
1:00 6:00
2:00 7:00
3:00 8:00
4:00 9:00
5:00 10:00
6:00 11:00
7:00 12:00
8:00 13:00
9:00 14:00
10:00 15:00
11:00 16:00
12:00 17:00
13:00 18:00
14:00 19:00
15:00 20:00
16:00 21:00
17:00 22:00
18:00 23:00
19:00 0:00
20:00 1:00
21:00 2:00
22:00 3:00
23:00 4:00

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries: It is used in following countries: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST timezone is New York City from USA with population about 8.175 million people. Other major cities in the area are Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

EST to London, United Kingdom (2)

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

EST to London, United Kingdom (3)End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) has ended on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 10, 2024, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on second Sunday of March.

EST to London, United Kingdom (4)Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 3, 2024, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of November.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data

  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended

Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers

  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates five hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.

Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others

  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'

IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems

  • America/Atikokan
  • America/Cancun
  • America/Cayman
  • America/Coral_Harbour
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Jamaica
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Panama
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST
  • EST5EDT
  • Jamaica
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan

Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:

  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone

London Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name

BST - British Summer Time

UTC / GMT Offset

+1:00 hour during British Summer Time, currently in use.

London Facts

Country

United Kingdom

Alternative Names

ILondon, LON, Lakana, Landan, Landen, Ljondan, Llundain, Lodoni, Londain, Londan, Londar, Londe, Londen, Londin, Londinium, Londino, Londn, London, London osh, Londona, Londonas, Londoni, Londono, Londons, Londonu, Londra, Londres, Londrez, Londri, Londro, Londye, Londyn, Londýn, Lonn, Lontoo, Loundres, Luan GJon, Lun-tun, Lunden, Lundra, Lundun, Lundunir, Lundúnir, Lung-dung, Lunnainn, Lunnin, Lunnon, Luân Đôn, Lùn-tûn, Lùng-dŭng, Lûn-tun, Lākana, Lůndůn, Lọndọnu, Ranana, Rānana, ilantan, ladana, landan, landana, leondeon, lndn, london, londoni, lun dui, lun dun, lwndwn, lxndxn, rondon, Łondra, Λονδίνο, Лондан, Лондон, Лондон ош, Лондонъ, Лёндан, Լոնդոն, לאנדאן, לונדון, لأندأن, لندن, لوندون, لەندەن, ܠܘܢܕܘܢ, लंडन, लंदन, लण्डन, लन्डन्, लन्दन, লন্ডন, ਲੰਡਨ, લંડન, ଲଣ୍ଡନ, இலண்டன், లండన్, ಲಂಡನ್, ലണ്ടൻ, ලන්ඩන්, ลอนดอน, ລອນດອນ, ལོན་ཊོན།, လန်ဒန်မြို့, ლონდონი, ለንደን, ᎫᎴ ᏗᏍᎪᏂᎯᏱ, ロンドン, 伦敦, 倫敦, 런던

Population

7,556,900

Currency

Pound (GBP)

Geographic Coordinates

51° 30' N Latitude / 0° 07' W Longitude

International Dialing Code

+44

EST to IST GMT to EST PST to EST EST to GMT PST to GMT

EST to London, United Kingdom (2024)

FAQs

EST to London, United Kingdom? ›

However, EST is Eastern Standard Time, used by New York only in the winter; New York uses EDT, Eastern Daylight Time in the summer. So while the UK is 5 hours ahead of New York, it's 6 hours ahead of EST in the summer. The UK uses GMT in winter, BST (British Summer Time) in summer.

Is London always 5 hours ahead of EST? ›

However, EST is Eastern Standard Time, used by New York only in the winter; New York uses EDT, Eastern Daylight Time in the summer. So while the UK is 5 hours ahead of New York, it's 6 hours ahead of EST in the summer. The UK uses GMT in winter, BST (British Summer Time) in summer.

How many hours is the UK from EST? ›

Eastern Standard Time is 6 hours behind London.

Is London EST or GMT? ›

London uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) during standard time and British Summer Time (BST) during Daylight Saving Time (DST), or summer time.

What's the time in London just now? ›

Current Local Time in Locations in United Kingdom with Links for More Information (212 Locations)
Liverpool *Thu 7:11 am
London *Thu 7:11 am
Londonderry *Thu 7:11 am
Loughborough *Thu 7:11 am
197 more rows

How long does it take to fly from New York to London? ›

It takes around 7 hours 11 minutes to fly from New York (NYC) to London (LON).

Does London have daylight savings time? ›

In the UK the clocks go forward 1 hour at 1am on the last Sunday in March, and back 1 hour at 2am on the last Sunday in October. The period when the clocks are 1 hour ahead is called British Summer Time (BST).

How far ahead of us is London time? ›

London, United Kingdom is 7 hours ahead of the center of the United States.

What is the time zone in London called? ›

The United Kingdom uses Greenwich Mean Time (also known as Western European Time or UTC) and British Summer Time (UTC+01:00) (also known as Western European Summer Time).

Why does the UK have two time zones? ›

During the Second World War (1939-1945), British Double Summer Time - two hours in advance of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) - was temporarily introduced for the period when ordinary daylight saving would be in force. During the winter, clocks were kept one hour in advance of GMT to increase productivity.

What does 8pm ET mean? ›

The term Eastern Time (ET) is often used to denote the local time in areas observing either Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) or Eastern Standard Time (EST). In other words, in locations observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) during part of the year, Eastern Time is not static but switches between EDT and EST.

What does 3pm EST mean? ›

Eastern Standard Time (EST) is a standard time zone in use from the first Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March—when Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not in effect. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is used during the remainder of the year.

Is New York every 4 hours behind London? ›

Midnight most of the year as NYC is 5 hours behind London time, except near when daylight saving ends/begins as the US starts it earlier and ends it later than Europe, so it can be 4 or 6 hours different for a short time.

Is London always 6 hours ahead of Chicago? ›

Time difference between Europe/London and America/Chicago is 6:0 hours ie., America/Chicago time is always 6:0 hours behind Europe/London.

Is Europe 5 hours ahead of EST? ›

Central European Time (CET) is 5 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST). Central European Time (CET) is 7 hours ahead of Mountain Time (MST). Central European Time (CET) is 8 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time (PST). Central European Time (CET) is 8 hours ahead of Central Standard Time (CST).

Does London do daylight savings? ›

In the UK the clocks go forward 1 hour at 1am on the last Sunday in March, and back 1 hour at 2am on the last Sunday in October. The period when the clocks are 1 hour ahead is called British Summer Time (BST). There's more daylight in the evenings and less in the mornings (sometimes called Daylight Saving Time).

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