Current Time in EST
About EST
The standard time for the Eastern Time Zone in North America, covering parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America. During summer, many areas switch to Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
UTC</a> Offset: -05:00
Current time shown is based on the representative IANA zone: America/Atikokan
Eastern Standard Time (EST) is a time zone at UTC offset -05:00. As of Sunday, August 9, 2026, 11:08:44 AM Coordinated Universal Time, the current time in EST is 06:08:44. It groups 35 IANA time zones, including America/Atikokan, America/Cancun, America/Cayman, America/Coral_Harbour and America/Detroit, which all share this offset. EST is observed in countries such as Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti and Jamaica.