What is EST in WAT?

West Africa Time is 6 hours ahead

Eastern Time is on UTC−5:00 and West Africa Time is on UTC+1:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

Convert a time

EST — Eastern Time

WAT — West Africa Time

9:00 am

WAT, Sat

Time in New York: 3:28:49 AM
Time in Lagos: 9:28:49 AM
Difference: +6 h
Next clock change: March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Eastern Time and West Africa 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, 2027West Africa Time is 6 hours ahead
March 14, 2027 – November 7, 2027West Africa Time is 5 hours ahead
November 7, 2027 – onwardsWest Africa Time is 6 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.

West Africa Time

No clock changes

West Africa Time stays on WAT all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

EST to WAT conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Eastern Time to West Africa Time. 6 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Lagos, which is marked.

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

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm EST, which is 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm WAT. 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

West Africa Time (WAT) is used in Nigeria, Algeria, Angola and Cameroon