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What is EST in ICT?

Indochina Time is 12 hours ahead

Eastern Time is on UTC−5:00 and Indochina Time is on UTC+7:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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ICT — Indochina Time

3:00 pm

ICT, Sat

Time in New York
3:28:31 AM
Time in Bangkok
3:28:31 PM
Difference
+12 h
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Eastern Time and Indochina Time do not change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap between them is not the same all year. Most converters show only today’s figure. These are the periods ahead:

  1. Now – March 14, 2027Indochina Time is 12 hours ahead
  2. March 14, 2027 – November 7, 2027Indochina Time is 11 hours ahead
  3. November 7, 2027 – onwardsIndochina Time is 12 hours ahead

Periods shorter than a day are not listed. Each zone changes at its own local time, so on a date when both move there are a few hours when the gap is briefly something else.

Daylight saving

Eastern Time

Sunday, March 14, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time, and the zone is on EDT after that.

Indochina Time

No clock changes

Indochina Time stays on ICT all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

EST to ICT conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Eastern Time to Indochina Time. 12 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Bangkok, which is marked.

12:00 am EST
12:00 pm ICT
1:00 am EST
1:00 pm ICT
2:00 am EST
2:00 pm ICT
3:00 am EST
3:00 pm ICT
4:00 am EST
4:00 pm ICT
5:00 am EST
5:00 pm ICT
6:00 am EST
6:00 pm ICT
7:00 am EST
7:00 pm ICT
8:00 am EST
8:00 pm ICT
9:00 am EST
9:00 pm ICT
10:00 am EST
10:00 pm ICT
11:00 am EST
11:00 pm ICT
12:00 pm EST
12:00 am ICT+1 day
1:00 pm EST
1:00 am ICT+1 day
2:00 pm EST
2:00 am ICT+1 day
3:00 pm EST
3:00 am ICT+1 day
4:00 pm EST
4:00 am ICT+1 day
5:00 pm EST
5:00 am ICT+1 day
6:00 pm EST
6:00 am ICT+1 day
7:00 pm EST
7:00 am ICT+1 day
8:00 pm EST
8:00 am ICT+1 day
9:00 pm EST
9:00 am ICT+1 day
10:00 pm EST
10:00 am ICT+1 day
11:00 pm EST
11:00 am ICT+1 day

Scheduling between the two

There is no overlap between a nine-to-six working day in New York and one in Bangkok — the gap is too wide. A call has to sit early or late for one side. Early morning in New York is the usual compromise, since that is late afternoon or evening in Bangkok.

Eastern Time (EST) is used in Toronto, Atlanta, Miami, Detroit and most of the US east coast

Indochina Time (ICT) is used in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos

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