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NZST to EST — New Zealand Time to Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Eastern Time (US & Canada) is 16 hours behind of New Zealand Time in summer and 18 hours behind in winter. Pick a date and time below — daylight saving is applied automatically.

9:00 PM NZST on Sat, Aug 29, 2026 is
5:00 AM EDT
Sat, August 29, 2026 · Eastern Time (US & Canada) is 16 hours behind of New Zealand Time on this date
Right now in New Zealand Time
9:56 AM GMT+12 · UTC+12
Sun, 8/30/2026
Right now in Eastern Time (US & Canada)
5:56 PM EDT · UTC−4
Sat, 8/29/2026
Hour-by-hour table for 2026-08-29
NZSTEST
12:00 AM8:00 AM −1 day
1:00 AM9:00 AM −1 day
2:00 AM10:00 AM −1 day
3:00 AM11:00 AM −1 day
4:00 AM12:00 PM −1 day
5:00 AM1:00 PM −1 day
6:00 AM2:00 PM −1 day
7:00 AM3:00 PM −1 day
8:00 AM4:00 PM −1 day
9:00 AM5:00 PM −1 day
10:00 AM6:00 PM −1 day
11:00 AM7:00 PM −1 day
12:00 PM8:00 PM −1 day
1:00 PM9:00 PM −1 day
2:00 PM10:00 PM −1 day
3:00 PM11:00 PM −1 day
4:00 PM12:00 AM
5:00 PM1:00 AM
6:00 PM2:00 AM
7:00 PM3:00 AM
8:00 PM4:00 AM
9:00 PM5:00 AM
10:00 PM6:00 AM
11:00 PM7:00 AM

NZST vs EST

New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT) is UTC+13 in winter and UTC+12 in summer. Eastern Time (US & Canada) (EST/EDT) is UTC−5 in winter and UTC−4 in summer.

Because the two regions change their clocks on different dates, the gap changes during the year: 18 hours behind in the northern winter and 16 hours behind in summer, with a few weeks in spring and autumn where it's an hour different again. The converter uses the exact rules for the date you choose.

NZST to EST conversion table

Summer (daylight saving) times, mid-July:

NZST/NZDTEST/EDT
12:00 AM8:00 AM (−1 day)
6:00 AM2:00 PM (−1 day)
8:00 AM4:00 PM (−1 day)
9:00 AM5:00 PM (−1 day)
10:00 AM6:00 PM (−1 day)
12:00 PM8:00 PM (−1 day)
2:00 PM10:00 PM (−1 day)
3:00 PM11:00 PM (−1 day)
5:00 PM1:00 AM
6:00 PM2:00 AM
8:00 PM4:00 AM
10:00 PM6:00 AM

Winter (standard) times, mid-January:

NZSTEST
12:00 AM6:00 AM (−1 day)
6:00 AM12:00 PM (−1 day)
8:00 AM2:00 PM (−1 day)
9:00 AM3:00 PM (−1 day)
10:00 AM4:00 PM (−1 day)
12:00 PM6:00 PM (−1 day)
2:00 PM8:00 PM (−1 day)
3:00 PM9:00 PM (−1 day)
5:00 PM11:00 PM (−1 day)
6:00 PM12:00 AM
8:00 PM2:00 AM
10:00 PM4:00 AM

Scheduling between NZST and EST

With 16 hours between them there is little or no overlap in normal working hours; one side will be early morning or evening. 8 AM NZST is 4:00 PM EST (−1 day), and 6 PM NZST is 2:00 AM EST. Always write the city alongside the abbreviation in invites — several abbreviations (CST, IST, AST) are used by more than one region.

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