16 hours behind AEST
EST compared with AEST, right now. Swap: EST to AEST ⇄
Australian Eastern Time is on AEDT now, so the clocks above show daylight time. Using strict standard time (AEST UTC+10, EST UTC−5), EST is 15 hours behind AEST.
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For Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Rows where both places are inside 9 AM–5 PM are highlighted.
| AEST | EST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 8:00 AM (previous day) |
| 1:00 AM | 9:00 AM (previous day) |
| 2:00 AM | 10:00 AM (previous day) |
| 3:00 AM | 11:00 AM (previous day) |
| 4:00 AM | 12:00 PM (previous day) |
| 5:00 AM | 1:00 PM (previous day) |
| 6:00 AM | 2:00 PM (previous day) |
| 7:00 AM | 3:00 PM (previous day) |
| 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM (previous day) |
| 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM (previous day) |
| 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM (previous day) |
| 12:00 PM | 8:00 PM (previous day) |
| 1:00 PM | 9:00 PM (previous day) |
| 2:00 PM | 10:00 PM (previous day) |
| 3:00 PM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 4:00 PM | 12:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 1:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 2:00 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 3:00 AM |
| 8:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 10:00 PM | 6:00 AM |
| 11:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart (with daylight saving from October to April) and Brisbane (without). AEST is UTC+10; AEDT is UTC+11.
Sunday, April 4, 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 3:00 AM local time (UTC+11 → UTC+10).
Eastern Time (EST/EDT). New York, Washington, Atlanta, Miami, Boston, Toronto and Montreal. EST is UTC−5; from March to November the region uses EDT, UTC−4.
Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−5 → UTC−4).
The current difference is shown at the top of this page. AEST uses Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10) as standard time and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11) during daylight saving time; EST uses Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) as standard time and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) during daylight saving time. The difference can change if only one side observes daylight saving time or if their clocks change on different dates. Choose your meeting date in the converter to check the applicable offset.
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 9:00 AM in AEST was 5:00 PM (previous day) in EST. The conversion table above shows today’s values.
AEST: Sunday, April 4, 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 3:00 AM local time (UTC+11 → UTC+10). EST: Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−5 → UTC−4).
AEST is the standard-time name and AEDT the daylight-saving name for Australian Eastern Time. People often say AEST all year; this converter uses the time actually in effect on the date you choose.
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