EST to GMT
EST (Eastern Standard Time, UTC−5) and GMT (Greenwich Mean Time, UTC+0) are fixed offsets, so the gap never changes: GMT is always 5 hours ahead of EST. Use the table below to convert any EST time to GMT.
GMT is 5 hours ahead of EST.
Also searched as Eastern Time to UTC, or EST vs GMT.
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EST is the standard (winter) offset for US Eastern. From mid-March to early November those clocks run on EDT (UTC−4) for daylight saving.
Common EST to GMT times
- 12 AM EST is 5:00 AM GMT
- 5 AM EST is 10:00 AM GMT
- 9 AM EST is 2:00 PM GMT
- 10 AM EST is 3:00 PM GMT
- 12 PM EST is 5:00 PM GMT
- 1 PM EST is 6:00 PM GMT
- 2 PM EST is 7:00 PM GMT
- 3 PM EST is 8:00 PM GMT
- 4 PM EST is 9:00 PM GMT
- 5 PM EST is 10:00 PM GMT
- 6 PM EST is 11:00 PM GMT
- 7 PM EST is 12:00 AM GMT (+1 day)
- 8 PM EST is 1:00 AM GMT (+1 day)
- 9 PM EST is 2:00 AM GMT (+1 day)
- 10 PM EST is 3:00 AM GMT (+1 day)
Full EST to GMT conversion table
| EST | GMT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 5:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 12:00 AM (+1 day) |
| 8:00 PM | 1:00 AM (+1 day) |
| 9:00 PM | 2:00 AM (+1 day) |
| 10:00 PM | 3:00 AM (+1 day) |
| 11:00 PM | 4:00 AM (+1 day) |
FAQ
What is the EST to GMT time difference?
GMT is 5 hours ahead of EST. EST is Eastern Standard Time at a fixed UTC−5, and GMT is Greenwich Mean Time at UTC+0. Because both are named constant offsets rather than city clocks, the gap does not move — the 24-hour table above reads the same every day of the year. To convert by hand, add 5 hours to the EST time.
What time is 9 AM EST in GMT?
9 AM EST is 2:00 PM GMT. That follows from the gap of 5 hours between UTC−5 and UTC+0, so every EST hour moves by the same amount. The full 24-hour table above lists every hour, so you can convert any EST time to GMT at a glance. Because both are fixed offsets, that mapping is identical on any date — there is no daylight-saving exception to remember.
Is EST ahead of or behind GMT?
GMT is 5 hours ahead of EST, which is the same as saying EST is 5 hours behind GMT. That comes straight from the two offsets: UTC−5 for EST against UTC+0 for GMT. So at the same instant, 9:00 AM on EST reads 2:00 PM on GMT. Both are fixed named offsets, so the direction and the size of that gap hold all year.
Does EST to GMT change with daylight saving?
The EST↔GMT offset itself never changes: UTC−5 to UTC+0 is a constant 5 hours gap. Note: EST is the standard (winter) offset for US Eastern. From mid-March to early November those clocks run on EDT (UTC−4) for daylight saving. What can change is which abbreviation a region is using at a given date, which is why the notes above link across to the matching conversion. Converting between the named offsets themselves, as this page does, is the same arithmetic on every day of the year.
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