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What is ICT in EST?

Eastern Time is 12 hours behind

Indochina Time is on UTC+7:00 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 Bangkok
3:18:24 PM
Time in New York
3:18:24 AM
Difference
−12 h
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Indochina 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 12 hours behind
  2. March 14, 2027 – November 7, 2027Eastern Time is 11 hours behind
  3. November 7, 2027 – onwardsEastern Time is 12 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

Indochina Time

No clock changes

Indochina Time stays on ICT 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.

ICT to EST conversion table

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

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

Scheduling between the two

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

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

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

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