PHT to EST Converter (Philippine Time to Eastern Time)

Mid-January 2026: EST is 13 hours behind PHT. Mid-July 2026: EDT is 12 hours behind PHT.

Philippine Time (PHT, UTC+08:00) is the clock of Manila, Cebu, Davao and all of the Philippines. Eastern Time in the United States is UTC−05:00 in winter and UTC−04:00 in summer. Manila is therefore 13 hours ahead of New York in winter and 12 hours ahead from March to November, and its calendar date is nearly always one day later.

The Philippines has no daylight saving time at present, though it has tried the idea briefly in the past. The shift of the American side is the only reason the gap changes, and Filipino workers who deal with the US East Coast adjust their shift when the United States changes its clocks.

How to use this tool

1. Pick a date and time in PHT. The date matters when daylight saving time is in force.
2. Read the matching time in EST, with both UTC offsets.
3. Use "Use current time" for now, or the tables below for a quick look.

Formula

EST time = PHT time − (PHT UTC offset) + (EST UTC offset)

The converter looks up both UTC offsets for the actual instant in the saved IANA time zone rules, so daylight saving changes are included automatically.

Example

Worked with the saved rules:

9:00 AM PHT on March 2, 2026 = 8:00 PM EST (previous day)

6:30 PM PHT on August 3, 2026 = 6:30 AM EDT

Time difference through the year

The difference depends on the date when either place moves its clocks. These are the offsets on two reference days, from the saved IANA rules:

Clock changes in 2026

Between these dates the difference shifts by the size of the change.

PHT to EST time table

Each hour in Philippine Time with the matching Eastern Time time in winter and summer (reference days in January and July).

EST to PHT time table

Each hour in Eastern Time with the matching Philippine Time time in winter and summer (reference days in January and July).

Hours that work in both places

Hours (on the January reference day) that fall between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM in both PHT and EST:

Check the summer column above when one of the places is on daylight saving time.

Working the American day from Manila

Business process outsourcing, which includes call centers, back-office work and customer support, is among the Philippines' largest industries, and many of its clients are in the United States. A Manila agent covering the Eastern morning starts the shift at about 8 p.m. local time, because 7 a.m. in New York is 8 p.m. in Manila in winter.

When the United States moves to daylight saving time, the same Manila shift keeps its hours but a call that was at 7 a.m. Eastern now falls at 7 p.m. in Manila, so rosters are updated twice a year.

Family, remittances and calls home

Millions of Filipinos live abroad, and many in the United States call home across a 12 to 13 hour gap. The best time to reach Manila from the East Coast is the New York evening, which is the Manila morning of the next day. A call at 8 p.m. in New York reaches a household at 8 or 9 a.m. the next day.

Government offices, banks and schools in the Philippines work to local time. If you are sending documents or a transfer for processing, a deadline of 5 p.m. in Manila is 4 or 5 a.m. in New York, so submit them the day before.