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What is GST in EST?

Eastern Time is 9 hours behind

Gulf Standard Time is on UTC+4:00 and Eastern Time is on UTC−5:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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EST — Eastern Time

3:00 am

EST, Sat

Time in Dubai
12:18:39 PM
Time in New York
3:18:39 AM
Difference
−9 h
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Gulf Standard Time and Eastern 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, 2027Eastern Time is 9 hours behind
  2. March 14, 2027 – November 7, 2027Eastern Time is 8 hours behind
  3. November 7, 2027 – onwardsEastern Time is 9 hours behind

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

Gulf Standard Time

No clock changes

Gulf Standard Time stays on GST all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

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.

GST to EST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Gulf Standard Time to Eastern Time. 9 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in New York, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

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

Gulf Standard Time (GST) is used in the UAE and Oman

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

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