What is 5 PM AEST in EST?

Does the answer change during the year?

Yes. Australian Eastern Time and Eastern Time don't change their clocks on the same dates, so over the next 12 months:

• October 14 to October 31: 5 PM AEST = 2 AM EST
• November 1 to March 13: 5 PM AEST = 1 AM EST
• March 14 to April 3: 5 PM AEST = 2 AM EST
• April 4 to October 2: 5 PM AEST = 3 AM EST
• October 3 to October 13: 5 PM AEST = 2 AM EST

Australian Eastern Time switches between AEST and AEDT for daylight saving time; people often say AEST all year. Eastern Time switches between EST and EDT for daylight saving time; people often say EST all year.

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5 PM AEST in other time zones

Time zone	Time
Eastern Time EST/EDT	2 AM
Central Time CST/CDT	1 AM
Mountain Time MST/MDT	12 AM
Pacific Time PST/PDT	11 PM (Tue)
Alaska Time AKST/AKDT	10 PM (Tue)
Hawaii Time HST	8 PM (Tue)
Greenwich Mean Time GMT	6 AM
Coordinated Universal Time UTC	6 AM
Central European Time CET/CEST	8 AM
Eastern European Time EET/EEST	9 AM
India Standard Time IST	11:30 AM
Japan Standard Time JST	3 PM
Singapore Time SGT	2 PM
Philippine Time PHT	2 PM
Moscow Time MSK	9 AM
Gulf Standard Time GST	10 AM

Based on the clocks on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.