EST to UK converter
UK time is 5 hours ahead of Eastern time, all year.
Right now it's in New York (ET) and in London (UK time).
How to convert
To convert ET to UK time, add 5 hours.
UK time is GMT in winter and BST (UTC+1) in summer. The UK and the US change their clocks on different dates in March and October/November, so for a few weeks a year the gap is one hour less than usual.
Hourly chart
| Eastern (ET) | UK (UK time) |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM ET | 5:00 AM UK time |
| 1:00 AM ET | 6:00 AM UK time |
| 2:00 AM ET | 7:00 AM UK time |
| 3:00 AM ET | 8:00 AM UK time |
| 4:00 AM ET | 9:00 AM UK time |
| 5:00 AM ET | 10:00 AM UK time |
| 6:00 AM ET | 11:00 AM UK time |
| 7:00 AM ET | 12:00 PM UK time |
| 8:00 AM ET | 1:00 PM UK time |
| 9:00 AM ET | 2:00 PM UK time |
| 10:00 AM ET | 3:00 PM UK time |
| 11:00 AM ET | 4:00 PM UK time |
| 12:00 PM ET | 5:00 PM UK time |
| 1:00 PM ET | 6:00 PM UK time |
| 2:00 PM ET | 7:00 PM UK time |
| 3:00 PM ET | 8:00 PM UK time |
| 4:00 PM ET | 9:00 PM UK time |
| 5:00 PM ET | 10:00 PM UK time |
| 6:00 PM ET | 11:00 PM UK time |
| 7:00 PM ET | 12:00 AM (next day) UK time |
| 8:00 PM ET | 1:00 AM (next day) UK time |
| 9:00 PM ET | 2:00 AM (next day) UK time |
| 10:00 PM ET | 3:00 AM (next day) UK time |
| 11:00 PM ET | 4:00 AM (next day) UK time |
US daylight saving time: March 14 to November 7, 2027.
Questions people ask
Is UK ahead of EST?
UK time is 5 hours ahead of Eastern time, all year. The converter above uses the right offset for any date.
What is UK right now?
See the live clocks at the top of this page. They show the current time in New York and London, corrected by an internet time check.
People say EST all year. Is that right?
In everyday use, "EST" usually just means Eastern time. Strictly, EST is the winter name and the summer name ends in DT. This page converts Eastern time for the date you pick.
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