EST to SGT Converter Eastern Standard Time to Singapore Time

EST to SGT Converter

EST to SGT Converter

Convert between Eastern Standard Time (EST/EDT) and Singapore Time (SGT). Click on the time field to change time.

The EST to SGT Converter is a web-based tool designed to convert times between Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC-5:00, or EDT, UTC-4:00 during DST) and Singapore Time (SGT, UTC+8:00), where EDT is 12 hours behind SGT during Daylight Saving Time. It features a modern, responsive design with dynamic updates, showing the current time by default and allowing users to adjust the time as needed.

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About the EST to SGT Converter Eastern Standard Time to Singapore Time

The EST to SGT Converter is a user-friendly web-based tool designed to simplify time conversions between Eastern Standard Time (EST)/Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and Singapore Time (SGT). Eastern Daylight Time is 12 hours behind Singapore Time. Whether you’re coordinating with colleagues in Singapore or managing schedules in the eastern US, this tool ensures accurate timing. EDT operates on UTC-4:00 during Daylight Saving Time (mid-March to early November), while SGT operates on UTC+8:00, making SGT 12 hours ahead of EDT. As of 06:17 PM IST on Monday, September 22, 2025, this corresponds to 08:47 AM EDT and 08:47 PM SGT on the same day. With its modern, responsive design and real-time updates, this converter adapts seamlessly to mobile devices, desktops, and tablets, making it your ideal solution for navigating this time difference!

Eastern Standard Time (EST)/Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and Singapore Time (SGT) Chart

EDTSGT
12am EST (midnight)12pm SGT (noon)
1am EST1pm SGT
2am EST2pm SGT
3am EST3pm SGT
4am EST4pm SGT
5am EST5pm SGT
6am EST6pm SGT
7am EST7pm SGT
8am EST8pm SGT
9am EST9pm SGT
10am EST10pm SGT
11am EST11pm SGT
12pm EST (noon)12am SGT (midnight)
1pm EST1am SGT
2pm EST2am SGT
3pm EST3am SGT
4pm EST4am SGT
5pm EST5am SGT
6pm EST6am SGT
7pm EST7am SGT
8pm EST8am SGT
9pm EST9am SGT
10pm EST10am SGT
11pm EST11am SGT

Eastern Standard Time

  • Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is observed in North America.
  • Countries: Utilized in the following countries: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Islands, United States.
  • Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST timezone is New York City, USA, with a population of approximately 8.175 million. Other significant cities include Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, and Borough of Queens.
  • French: HNE – Heure Normale de l’Est.
  • Spanish: ET – Tiempo del Este, ET – Zona Sureste.
  • EST Timezone Map: Available for visual reference.
  • Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, but during summer, certain regions advance clocks by one hour for daylight saving, adopting Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
  • End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ended on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at 2:00 am local time, with clocks moving forward to 3:00 am local daylight time. This transition occurs annually on the second Sunday of March.
  • Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) will begin on Sunday, November 2, 2025, at 2:00 am local time, with clocks set back to 1:00 am. This change happens annually on the first Sunday of November.

EST Usage, and Related Time Zones

  • W3C/ISO-8601: International standard for representing and exchanging date and time-related data.
    • -05 – Basic short format.
    • -0500 – Basic format.
    • -05:00 – Extended format.
  • Email/RFC-2822: Standard for Internet Message Format Date, commonly used for timestamps in email headers.
    • -0500 – Indicates a sign character (-) followed by a four-digit time (05 hours and 00 minutes) offset, representing a five-hour, zero-minute difference west of the zero meridian.
  • Military/NATO: Adopted by the U.S. military, Chinese military, and others.
    • Romeo – Military abbreviation for EST.
    • R – Short form of ‘Romeo’.

Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:

  • CDT – Central Daylight Time
  • EST – Eastern Standard Time
  • ET – Eastern Time
  • COT – Colombia Time
  • CST – Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST – Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT – Ecuador Time
  • PET – Peru Time
  • R – Romeo Time Zone

Singapore Time

Offset: SGT is 8 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

SGT Usage, and Related Time Zones

  • W3C/ISO-8601: International standard for representing and exchanging date and time-related data.
    • +08 – Basic short format.
    • +0800 – Basic format.
    • +08:00 – Extended format.
  • Email/RFC-2822: Standard for Internet Message Format Date, commonly used for timestamps in email headers.
    • +0800 – Indicates a sign character (+) followed by a four-digit time (08 hours and 00 minutes) offset, representing an eight-hour, zero-minute difference east of the zero meridian.
  • Military/NATO: Adopted by the U.S. military, Chinese military, and others.
    • Hotel – Military abbreviation for SGT.
    • H – Short form of ‘Hotel’.
  • SGT Abbreviation: The SGT abbreviation is shared by multiple time zones, potentially referring to:
    • Singapore Time – UTC +8.
    • South Georgia Time – UTC -2.
  • Time Zones with GMT +8 Offset:
    • ACT – ASEAN Common Time.
    • AWST – Australian Western Standard Time.
    • BNT – Brunei Darussalam Time.
    • CAST – Casey Time.
    • CHOT – Choibalsan Time.
    • CST – China Standard Time.
    • H – Hotel Time Zone.
    • HKT – Hong Kong Time.
    • HOVST – Hovd Summer Time.
    • IRKT – Irkutsk Time.
    • KRAST – Krasnoyarsk Summer Time.
    • MYT – Malaysia Time.
    • PHT – Philippine Time.
    • SGT – Singapore Time.
    • ULAT – Ulaanbaatar Time.
    • WITA – Central Indonesian Time.
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