AEST to EST converter
Australian Eastern Time → Eastern Time
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Australian Eastern Time (AEST) is UTC+10 and observes daylight saving (AEDT, UTC+11, roughly October–April). It covers Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.
Eastern Time (EST) is UTC−5 and observes daylight saving (EDT, UTC−4, roughly March–November). It covers New York, Toronto, Miami and Atlanta.
Eastern Time is typically 15 hours behind Australian Eastern Time, though daylight saving can shift the difference by an hour at some times of year.
Best time to call Eastern Time from Australian Eastern Time
There's no 9-to-5 overlap between Australian Eastern Time and Eastern Time — one side always has to flex. The practical slots: 7:00 AM in Australian Eastern Time is 4:00 PM in Eastern Time. Daylight saving can shift these times by an hour at some points in the year.
AEST to EST, hour by hour
Today's actual offsets. Rows where both zones are inside 9am–5pm working hours are highlighted.