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BRT to EST: convert Brasilia Time to Eastern Time

In January, EST is 2 hours behind BRT. In July it is 1 hour behind. The gap moves because the two regions handle daylight saving differently.

One instant, two local clocks

Drag one day across both zones

Shared instant12:00 UTC
Difference nowEST is 2 hours behind
BRTBrasilia Time
09:00Thu, Jan 15
ESTEastern Time
07:00Thu, Jan 15
Approximate daylight 09:00 to 17:00 Selected local time

Both lanes show the same instant. Local dates, daylight, and offsets come from each IANA zone on the selected date, so daylight saving changes are included.

Right now

BRT: Brasilia Time

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EST: Eastern Time

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Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.

BRT to EST hour by hour

Two columns because the gap changes with daylight saving: use the January column roughly November to mid-March, the July column mid-March to October. Exact switch dates vary by year.

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

Scheduling a call between BRT and EST

Standard business hours (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM) overlap in January from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM in BRT, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in EST.

In July the overlap runs 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in BRT (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in EST).

EST to BRT (reverse)Open the full converter

More BRT conversions

Offsets are computed from the IANA time zone database for January 15 and July 15 of the current year. BRT here means Brasilia Time (Brazil); EST means Eastern Time (United States and Canada).