GMT to EDT converter

GMT never changes for daylight saving time, but Eastern Time does, so the gap moves by an hour twice a year. The table below always shows the right one for your date.

Convert Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) to Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) for any date and time.

Eastern Time is 4 hours behind GMT from March to November, and 5 hours behind the rest of the year.

Right now GMT is UTC+0 and Eastern Time is on EST (UTC−5). Eastern Time switches to daylight saving time on 14 March 2027.

9:00 am to 5:00 pm GMT is 4:00 am to 12:00 pm EST.

  • 8:00 am GMT3:00 am EST
  • 9:00 am GMT4:00 am EST
  • 10:00 am GMT5:00 am EST
  • 12:00 pm GMT7:00 am EST
  • 3:00 pm GMT10:00 am EST
  • 5:00 pm GMT12:00 pm EST
Live: the current time
  • Greenwich Mean TimeReference

    UTC+0 all year; the UK switches to BST in summer

    Wed, Nov 4

    GMT UTC+0ReferenceOutside working hours
  • Eastern Time

    US & Canada

    Wed, Nov 4

    EST UTC−5−5h from Greenwich Mean TimeWorking hours

Best time to meet 2:00 PM–5:00 PM in Greenwich Mean Time on Wed, Nov 4, when everyone is inside working hours.

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Working hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Monday to FridayEveryone at work

GMT to EDT conversion table

Every hour of the day in GMT, converted to EST. Hatched cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); rows with the accent bar are working hours in both zones.

GMT to EDT, hour by hour
GMTESTUntil 14 March 2027EDTFrom 14 March 2027
12:00 am GMT7:00 pm EST(day before)8:00 pm EDT(day before)
1:00 am GMT8:00 pm EST(day before)9:00 pm EDT(day before)
2:00 am GMT9:00 pm EST(day before)10:00 pm EDT(day before)
3:00 am GMT10:00 pm EST(day before)11:00 pm EDT(day before)
4:00 am GMT11:00 pm EST(day before)12:00 am EDT
5:00 am GMT12:00 am EST1:00 am EDT
6:00 am GMT1:00 am EST2:00 am EDT
7:00 am GMT2:00 am EST3:00 am EDT
8:00 am GMT3:00 am EST4:00 am EDT
9:00 am GMT4:00 am EST5:00 am EDT
10:00 am GMT5:00 am EST6:00 am EDT
11:00 am GMT6:00 am EST7:00 am EDT
12:00 pm GMT7:00 am EST8:00 am EDT
1:00 pm GMT8:00 am EST9:00 am EDT
2:00 pm GMT9:00 am EST10:00 am EDT
3:00 pm GMT10:00 am EST11:00 am EDT
4:00 pm GMT11:00 am EST12:00 pm EDT
5:00 pm GMT12:00 pm EST1:00 pm EDT
6:00 pm GMT1:00 pm EST2:00 pm EDT
7:00 pm GMT2:00 pm EST3:00 pm EDT
8:00 pm GMT3:00 pm EST4:00 pm EDT
9:00 pm GMT4:00 pm EST5:00 pm EDT
10:00 pm GMT5:00 pm EST6:00 pm EDT
11:00 pm GMT6:00 pm EST7:00 pm EDT

Best times to meet

Your working hours overlap for 3 hours, from 2:00 pm GMT (9:00 am EST) to 5:00 pm GMT (12:00 pm EST). That's the best window for a meeting.

About these time zones

GMT: Greenwich Mean Time

Greenwich Mean Time is UTC+0.

The same time as UTC. The UK, Ireland and Portugal use GMT in winter, then switch to summer time (BST in the UK) from late March to late October. Iceland and much of West Africa stay on GMT all year.

EDT: Eastern Daylight Time

Eastern Daylight Time is UTC−4.

New York, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, Michigan and the rest of the East Coast, plus Ontario and Quebec, from March to November.

EDT isn't in use at the moment: Eastern Time is on EST (UTC−5) until 14 March 2027. The times on this page follow the clocks, so they show EST.

How the difference changes

Right now EST is 5 hours behind GMT. From 14 March 2027, when US clocks go forward, the difference becomes 4 hours.

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