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What is WAT in EST?

Eastern Time is 6 hours behind

West Africa Time is on UTC+1:00 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 Lagos
9:18:30 AM
Time in New York
3:18:30 AM
Difference
−6 h
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

West Africa 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 6 hours behind
  2. March 14, 2027 – November 7, 2027Eastern Time is 5 hours behind
  3. November 7, 2027 – onwardsEastern Time is 6 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

West Africa Time

No clock changes

West Africa Time stays on WAT 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.

WAT to EST conversion table

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

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

Scheduling between the two

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

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

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

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