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EST — Eastern Standard Time
UTC-05:00 · North America
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AbbreviationEST
Full nameEastern Standard Time
UTC offsetUTC-05:00
RegionNorth America
About EST
EST stands for Eastern Standard Time, a time zone at UTC-05:00 — that is, 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time. The live clock above shows the current time at this fixed offset.
To convert EST to your own time zone, use the time zone converter, compare it against any city on the world clock, or see every time zone abbreviation in one place.