What is EST in NZST?

New Zealand Time is 18 hours ahead

Eastern Time is on UTC−5:00 and New Zealand Time is on UTC+13:00 right now. New Zealand Time is on daylight saving, so its clocks read NZDT. The gap changes during the year — see below.

Convert a time

EST — Eastern Time

NZDT — New Zealand Time

9:00 pm

NZDT, Sat

Time in New York: 3:29:51 AM
Time in Auckland: 9:29:51 PM
Difference: +18 h
Next clock change: March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Eastern Time and New Zealand 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:

Now – March 14, 2027New Zealand Time is 18 hours ahead
March 14, 2027 – April 3, 2027New Zealand Time is 17 hours ahead
April 3, 2027 – September 25, 2027New Zealand Time is 16 hours ahead
September 25, 2027 – November 7, 2027New Zealand Time is 17 hours ahead
November 7, 2027 – onwardsNew Zealand Time is 18 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.

New Zealand Time

Sunday, April 4, 2027

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

EST to NZST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Eastern Time to New Zealand Time. 18 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Auckland, which is marked.

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

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm EST, which is 9:00 am to 12:00 pm NZDT. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

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