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Convert AEST to EST

Eastern Time (EST) is 16 hours behind Australian Eastern Time (AEST) in January and 14 hours behind in July. 9:00 AM in Sydney is 5:00 PM in New York in January and 7:00 PM in July. Ethical Tube's free time zone converter shows both clocks live and converts any time and date you enter, with daylight saving time handled automatically.

Eastern Time

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AEST
UTC+10, or UTC+11 in the southern summer
EST
UTC−5, or UTC−4 in summer
Difference
Changes by season
9:00 AM AEST
5:00 PM EST (Jan), 7:00 PM (Jul)
Price
Free
Works offline
Yes

Time chart

AEST to EST time chart

Every hour of the day in Australian Eastern Time, with the matching time in Eastern Time in winter and in summer.

AESTEST (January)EST (July)
12:00 AM8:00 AMprevious day10:00 AMprevious day
1:00 AM9:00 AMprevious day11:00 AMprevious day
2:00 AM10:00 AMprevious day12:00 PMprevious day
3:00 AM11:00 AMprevious day1:00 PMprevious day
4:00 AM12:00 PMprevious day2:00 PMprevious day
5:00 AM1:00 PMprevious day3:00 PMprevious day
6:00 AM2:00 PMprevious day4:00 PMprevious day
7:00 AM3:00 PMprevious day5:00 PMprevious day
8:00 AM4:00 PMprevious day6:00 PMprevious day
9:00 AM5:00 PMprevious day7:00 PMprevious day
10:00 AM6:00 PMprevious day8:00 PMprevious day
11:00 AM7:00 PMprevious day9:00 PMprevious day
12:00 PM8:00 PMprevious day10:00 PMprevious day
1:00 PM9:00 PMprevious day11:00 PMprevious day
2:00 PM10:00 PMprevious day12:00 AM
3:00 PM11:00 PMprevious day1:00 AM
4:00 PM12:00 AM2:00 AM
5:00 PM1:00 AM3:00 AM
6:00 PM2:00 AM4:00 AM
7:00 PM3:00 AM5:00 AM
8:00 PM4:00 AM6:00 AM
9:00 PM5:00 AM7:00 AM
10:00 PM6:00 AM8:00 AM
11:00 PM7:00 AM9:00 AM

Good to know

About AEST and EST

  • Australian Eastern Time is used in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and the ACT (Queensland stays on AEST all year). Australian Eastern Time switches to AEDT for daylight saving time from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April.
  • Eastern Time is used in New York, Florida, Georgia, Ontario, and Quebec. Eastern Time switches to EDT for daylight saving time from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
  • The difference changes when Australian Eastern Time and Eastern Time change their clocks. The converter above uses the real rules for any date you pick.
  • People often say AEST all year, but strictly AEST is the winter time and AEDT is the summer time. This page covers both.

FAQ

Questions, answered

What time is it in EST when it's 9 AM AEST?

It's 5:00 PM EST in January and 7:00 PM EST in July.

What's the time difference between AEST and EST?

Eastern Time (EST) is 16 hours behind Australian Eastern Time (AEST) in January and 14 hours behind in July.

Does AEST observe daylight saving time?

Australian Eastern Time switches to AEDT for daylight saving time from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April.

Is this time zone converter free?

Yes. It's free and uses your browser's built-in time zone database, so it works offline and handles daylight saving time for any date.

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