Use this WEST to EDT time converter to compare Western Europe and US East Coast time instantly. EDT is 5 hours behind WEST, so 9:00 AM WEST becomes 4:00 AM EDT and 5:00 PM WEST becomes 12:00 PM EDT. The page is useful for business-hours overlap, international calls, remote-team handoffs, webinars, and travel planning, with daylight saving adjustments handled automatically.
Use this WEST to EDT converter to compare Western Europe and US East Coast time, check the 5 hours gap, and confirm the right slot for calls, handoffs, and deadlines. Good overlap starts around 2:00 PM WEST / 9:00 AM EDT.
Converting between Western European Summer Time and Eastern Daylight Time means accounting for a 5 hours gap — here's how to do it in under 10 seconds with no sign-up.
Pick the date and time in Western European Summer Time (UTC +1) that you want to convert. Hit "Now" to load the current WEST time instantly, or use "+1h" to step forward and compare.
The equivalent Eastern Daylight Time (UTC -4) time appears immediately. Since EDT is 5 hours behind of WEST, most daytime conversions stay on the same calendar day.
Click "Copy Time" to grab the EDT result for your calendar or message. Use "+1d" to check how the conversion shifts across dates — useful when Daylight Saving Time changes the gap.
When someone in Western Europe suggests 2:00 PM WEST, that's 9:00 AM EDT. This converter shows the overlap so both sides agree on one slot — no back-and-forth.
Late-night WEST times can land on a different date in EDT because of the 5 hours offset. The converter labels "next day" or "previous day" next to the result so you never send a message a day early or miss a deadline.
Daylight Saving adjustments can widen or narrow the WEST–EDT gap by an hour. During transition weeks many people get it wrong. This converter pulls the current UTC offsets automatically, so the result is right even on the changeover day.
Product launches, sports matches, and webinars are often announced in WEST. Convert the event time to EDT so you know exactly when to tune in — with a 5 hours difference, a morning event in Western Europe falls during work hours in United States.
Quick-reference conversion table covering every hour of the day at a glance.
Western European Summer Time to Eastern Daylight Time full day schedule
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| 12:00 AM |
7:00 PM
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| 1:00 AM |
8:00 PM
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| 2:00 AM |
9:00 PM
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| 3:00 AM |
10:00 PM
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| 4:00 AM |
11:00 PM
(previous day)
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| 5:00 AM |
12:00 AM
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| 6:00 AM |
1:00 AM
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| 7:00 AM |
2:00 AM
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| 8:00 AM |
3:00 AM
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| 9:00 AM |
4:00 AM
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| 10:00 AM |
5:00 AM
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| 11:00 AM |
6:00 AM
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| 12:00 PM |
7:00 AM
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| 1:00 PM |
8:00 AM
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| 2:00 PM |
9:00 AM
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| 3:00 PM |
10:00 AM
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| 4:00 PM |
11:00 AM
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| 5:00 PM |
12:00 PM
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| 6:00 PM |
1:00 PM
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| 7:00 PM |
2:00 PM
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| 8:00 PM |
3:00 PM
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| 9:00 PM |
4:00 PM
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| 10:00 PM |
5:00 PM
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| 11:00 PM |
6:00 PM
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US East Coast summer offset (mid-March to early November), UTC-4. The narrower gap to Europe (only 4 h during northern-hemisphere summer) means early-morning EU meetings align with reasonable East Coast times.
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