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EST Time Zone | Meaning, UTC Offset

EST stands for Eastern Time - Atikokan and represents UTC-05:00. Note that EST is used by 2 different zones, so the correct offset depends on the location you mean.

Ambiguous Abbreviation

"EST" has 2 different meanings depending on the region.

Eastern Time - Atikokan

UTC-05:00

Current time:

--:--:--

IANA Zones using this abbreviation:

America/AtikokanAmerica/CancunAmerica/CaymanAmerica/JamaicaAmerica/Panama

Eastern Time - Nassau, Lucaya, Freeport, Killarney

UTC-04:00

Current time:

--:--:--

IANA Zones using this abbreviation:

America/NassauAmerica/New YorkAmerica/Port-au-PrinceAmerica/Grand TurkAmerica/Toronto