TIME ZONE CONVERTER

London to ET
Time Converter

Convert London, United Kingdom to Eastern Time. Compare dates, seasonal differences and meeting hours.

THE QUICK ANSWER

London is 4h or 5h ahead of ET in 2026, depending on the date.

9 AM London = 4 AM ET

Selected date: November 3, 2026.

TIME & DATE
GBFROMUTC

United Kingdom · GMT

Tue, 3 Nov
TOUTC−05:00

Eastern Time · EST

4:00AM
Tue, 3 Nov
ET is 5h behind London.
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THE TIME DIFFERENCE5hbehind

ET compared with London.

SHARED WORKING HOURS3h2026-11-03

Shared time within the selected local working windows.

THROUGH THE SEASONS2different offsets

Clock changes affect your time difference.

WORKING HOURS & MEETINGS

Best meeting times: London and ET

3h of shared working time on 2026-11-03

Set each person’s local working hours.

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Local working days, overnight shifts and the entire meeting duration are checked.

A few times that work60 MIN

Every minute of the meeting fits both working windows.

For a 60-minute meeting, the last start in this window is 4:00 PM London.
THE QUICK REFERENCE

London to ET conversion table

November 3, 2026 · Date changes are marked.

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LondonET
12:00 AM7:00 PM -1 day
1:00 AM8:00 PM -1 day
2:00 AM9:00 PM -1 day
3:00 AM10:00 PM -1 day
4:00 AM11:00 PM -1 day
5:00 AM12:00 AM
6:00 AM1:00 AM
7:00 AM2:00 AM
8:00 AM3:00 AM
9:00 AM4:00 AM
10:00 AM5:00 AM
11:00 AM6:00 AM
LondonET
12:00 PM7:00 AM
1:00 PM8:00 AM
2:00 PM9:00 AM
3:00 PM10:00 AM
4:00 PM11:00 AM
5:00 PM12:00 PM
6:00 PM1:00 PM
7:00 PM2:00 PM
8:00 PM3:00 PM
9:00 PM4:00 PM
10:00 PM5:00 PM
11:00 PM6:00 PM

Starting with the ET working day

These examples start on 2026-11-03 in ET.

09:00 ET14:00 →London · 2026-11-03
17:00 ET22:00 →London · 2026-11-03

Which time-zone meaning are we using?

ET · REGIONAL CIVIL TIME

Eastern Time

ET follows America/New_York. On your selected date it uses UTC−05:00 (EST). Its offset can change when the regional clock rules change.

Fixed alternatives: EST (UTC−05:00) · EDT (UTC−04:00). These labels keep their stated UTC offset throughout the year.

SAME TIME NEXT WEEK?

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Check the next 12 weeks for clock changes and working-hours conflicts.

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ONE CLOCK TIME. THE WHOLE YEAR.

09:00 London to ET throughout 2026

Keeping 09:00 on the London clock produces 2 different destination clock/date answers in 2026. The ranges below use London calendar dates, including transition days.

Year CSV
ET04:00Same date337 of 365 source dates
ET05:00Same date28 of 365 source dates
Dates in London · 2026ET answerSource → destination offsetsExplore
Jan 1 – Mar 766 dates04:00Same dateUTC → UTC−05:00
Mar 8 – Mar 2821 dates05:00Same dateUTC → UTC−04:00
Mar 29 – Oct 24210 dates04:00Same dateUTC+01:00 → UTC−04:00
Oct 25 – Oct 317 dates05:00Same dateUTC → UTC−04:00
Nov 1 – Dec 3161 dates04:00Same dateUTC → UTC−05:00

Every calendar date is included, not just workdays. Date ranges include both endpoints. Based on IANA 2026e; future rules may change.

DON’T LOSE A DAY

When does London time become a different date in ET?

Your complete source day: 2026-11-03. Each range shows which destination date to use.

London · 2026-11-0300:00–05:00UTC
ET · 2026-11-0219:00–24:00UTC−05:00 Previous day
London · 2026-11-0305:00–24:00UTC
ET · 2026-11-0300:00–19:00UTC−05:00 Same date

Range starts are included; ends are excluded. 24:00 means midnight at the end of that date. Repeated hours appear separately with their UTC offsets. The strip is proportional to elapsed time.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

A year of time differences.

How ET compares with London throughout 2026.

2026
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Both London and ET change their clocks in 2026. The chart shows whether those changes alter the difference.

See exact change periods
From (UTC, inclusive)Until (UTC, exclusive)ET vs London
1 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC8 Mar 2026, 07:00 UTC5h behind
8 Mar 2026, 07:00 UTC29 Mar 2026, 01:00 UTC4h behind
29 Mar 2026, 01:00 UTC25 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC5h behind
25 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC1 Nov 2026, 06:00 UTC4h behind
1 Nov 2026, 06:00 UTC1 Jan 2027, 00:00 UTC5h behind
CLOCK CHANGES

What changes at the next clock adjustment?

March 14, 2027Local transition date
  • ET clocks go forward by 1h on March 14, 2027.

After this change, London is 4h ahead of ET.

Exact clock readings and UTC transition

2027-03-14T07:00:00.000Z.

ET: 2027-03-14 01:59 UTC−05:00 → 2027-03-14 03:00 UTC−04:00.

Readings are one real minute apart. Future rules may change.

Exact periods outside the most common difference in 2026

The most frequent difference has ET 5h behind relative to London. Exceptions:

From (UTC, inclusive)Until (UTC, exclusive)Compared with London
8 Mar 2026, 07:00 UTC29 Mar 2026, 01:00 UTC4h behind
25 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC1 Nov 2026, 06:00 UTC4h behind
PLAN BEYOND A SINGLE DAY

London–ET working hours through 2026

Every date calculated with your working windows. 261 selected London workdays; public holidays are not applied.

Daily CSV
Least shared time3h
Most common3h
Most shared time4h
Days without a 60-min slot0 / 261

A start time that survives the whole year.

Start a 60-minute meeting in London 14:00–16:00.

These starts fit both working windows on every selected London workday in 2026, using a 15-minute start grid. The end of each range is the last valid start.

Explore seasonal meeting times and your weekly schedule

London: 09:00–17:00, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri. ET: 09:00–17:00, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri.

Calculation details and repeated hours

Overnight shifts belong to their start weekday. Host workday means the source calendar date. Repeated local times use the first occurrence.

THE DETAILS THAT MATTER

London to ET: useful answers

Why is the London to ET difference sometimes 4 hours and sometimes 5 hours?

London is 4h or 5h ahead of ET in 2026, depending on the date. Both London and ET change their clocks in 2026. The chart shows whether those changes alter the difference.

Does the London–ET time difference change in 2026?

The published rules produce 5 periods with 2 different offsets in 2026. See the annual chart for the exact boundaries of each period.

Does this conversion change the calendar date?

09:00 in London on 2026-11-03 is 04:00 in ET on 2026-11-03. This selected time stays on the same date in both places. Other times can cross midnight.

Can London and ET meet during working hours?

Your selected working windows share 3h on 2026-11-03. The planner above checks the whole meeting duration and shows suitable start times. Edit the windows to match your team.

Related time-zone meanings and conversions

Calculated with IANA 2026e. Working hours are your preferences; public holidays and calendar availability are not included. Our methodology

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