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6:02 PM GMT in EST
Eastern Time · right now EST is 4 hours behind GMT
Times follow UTC / GMT for GMT and New York for EST, using the IANA time zone database.
GMT to EST time difference
EST is 4 hours behind GMT for most of 2026, and 5 hours behind GMT for about 127 days, because daylight saving time changes on different dates.
Greenwich Mean Time does not use daylight saving time. In 2026, Eastern Time switches to EDT on March 8 and back to EST on November 1.
GMT to EST conversion table
Every hour on 2026-09-28. Highlighted rows fall inside 9 AM–5 PM in both zones.
| GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) | EST (Eastern Time) |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 8:00 PM · previous day |
| 1:00 AM | 9:00 PM · previous day |
| 2:00 AM | 10:00 PM · previous day |
| 3:00 AM | 11:00 PM · previous day |
| 4:00 AM | 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 |
Working hours overlap
On 2026-09-28, a 9 AM–5 PM workday in GMT and in EST overlap for about 4 hours, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM GMT (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM EST).
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How to use
Follow these steps to get a result
Pick a date and a time in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Read the matching EST time, including whether it falls on the next or previous day.
Scan the 24-hour table to see every hour at once, with shared working hours highlighted.
Features
What this tool includes
Live clocks for both time zones
Daylight saving time handled automatically
24-hour conversion table
Working-hours overlap
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