A stupid little question

[Romain]

Hello,
Sorry for posting such a stupid question but i really need to know:

When someone says "1:00 PM EST"
Where is "EST" ?
What's the equivalent in GMT ? GMT+8 ? GMT-7 ? lol i really have no idea :disappoin

Sorry again and thanks for your answers

[JEsports]

Time Zone Definitions
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

The mean solar time of the meridian of Greenwich, England. GMT is used as the basis of standard time throughout the world (also known as Zulu Time).

Standard Time

The time of a region or country that is established by local customs. There are 24 Standard Time zones, each identified by the number of hours earlier or later than Greenwich time.

Eastern Standard Time (EST)

The time of the 5th Standard Time zone west of Greenwich that includes the eastern US.

Daylight Savings Time (DST)

Time one hour ahead of standard time. DST in the US runs from the first Sunday in April until the last Sunday in October.

Conversion from EST to GMT:

During DST (April to October): Add 4 hours

Otherwise: Add 5 hours

[stevo]

A Alpha Time Zone Military UTC + 1 hour
ACDT Australian Central Daylight Time Australia UTC + 10:30 hours
ACST Australian Central Standard Time Australia UTC + 9:30 hours
ADT Atlantic Daylight Time North America UTC - 3 hours
AEDT Australian Eastern Daylight Time Australia UTC + 11 hours
AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time Australia UTC + 10 hours
AKDT Alaska Daylight Time North America UTC - 8 hours
AKST Alaska Standard Time North America UTC - 9 hours
AST Atlantic Standard Time North America UTC - 4 hours
AWST Australian Western Standard Time Australia UTC + 8 hours
B Bravo Time Zone Military UTC + 2 hours
BST British Summer Time Europe UTC + 1 hour
C Charlie Time Zone Military UTC + 3 hours
CDT Central Daylight Time Australia UTC + 10:30 hours
CDT Central Daylight Time North America UTC - 5 hours
CEST Central European Summer Time Europe UTC + 2 hours
CET Central European Time Europe UTC + 1 hour
CST Central Standard Time Australia UTC + 9:30 hours
CST Central Standard Time North America UTC - 6 hours
CXT Christmas Island Time Australia UTC + 7 hours
D Delta Time Zone Military UTC + 4 hours
E Echo Time Zone Military UTC + 5 hours
EDT Eastern Daylight Time Australia UTC + 11 hours
EDT Eastern Daylight Time North America UTC - 4 hours
EEST Eastern European Summer Time Europe UTC + 3 hours
EET Eastern European Time Europe UTC + 2 hours
EST Eastern Standard Time Australia UTC + 10 hours
EST Eastern Standard Time North America UTC - 5 hours
F Foxtrot Time Zone Military UTC + 6 hours
G Golf Time Zone Military UTC + 7 hours
GMT Greenwich Mean Time Europe UTC
H Hotel Time Zone Military UTC + 8 hours
HAA Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique North America UTC - 3 hours
HAC Heure Avancée du Centre North America UTC - 5 hours
HADT Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time North America UTC - 9 hours
HAE Heure Avancée de l'Est North America UTC - 4 hours
HAP Heure Avancée du Pacifique North America UTC - 7 hours
HAR Heure Avancée des Rocheuses North America UTC - 6 hours
HAST Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time North America UTC - 10 hours
HAT Heure Avancée de Terre-Neuve North America UTC - 2:30 hours
HAY Heure Avancée du Yukon North America UTC - 8 hours
HNA Heure Normale de l'Atlantique North America UTC - 4 hours
HNC Heure Normale du Centre North America UTC - 6 hours
HNE Heure Normale de l'Est North America UTC - 5 hours
HNP Heure Normale du Pacifique North America UTC - 8 hours
HNR Heure Normale des Rocheuses North America UTC - 7 hours
HNT Heure Normale de Terre-Neuve North America UTC - 3:30 hours
HNY Heure Normale du Yukon North America UTC - 9 hours
I India Time Zone Military UTC + 9 hours
IST Irish Summer Time Europe UTC + 1 hour
K Kilo Time Zone Military UTC + 10 hours
L Lima Time Zone Military UTC + 11 hours
M Mike Time Zone Military UTC + 12 hours
MDT Mountain Daylight Time North America UTC - 6 hours
MESZ Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit Europe UTC + 2 hours
MEZ Mitteleuropäische Zeit Europe UTC + 1 hour
MST Mountain Standard Time North America UTC - 7 hours
N November Time Zone Military UTC - 1 hour
NDT Newfoundland Daylight Time North America UTC - 2:30 hours
NFT Norfolk (Island) Time Australia UTC + 11:30 hours
NST Newfoundland Standard Time North America UTC - 3:30 hours
O Oscar Time Zone Military UTC - 2 hours
P Papa Time Zone Military UTC - 3 hours
PDT Pacific Daylight Time North America UTC - 7 hours
PST Pacific Standard Time North America UTC - 8 hours
Q Quebec Time Zone Military UTC - 4 hours
R Romeo Time Zone Military UTC - 5 hours
S Sierra Time Zone Military UTC - 6 hours
T Tango Time Zone Military UTC - 7 hours
U Uniform Time Zone Military UTC - 8 hours
UTC Coordinated Universal Time Europe UTC
V Victor Time Zone Military UTC - 9 hours
W Whiskey Time Zone Military UTC - 10 hours
WEST Western European Summer Time Europe UTC + 1 hour
WET Western European Time Europe UTC
WST Western Standard Time Australia UTC + 8 hours
X X-ray Time Zone Military UTC - 11 hours
Y Yankee Time Zone Military UTC - 12 hours
Z Zulu Time Zone Military UTC

[Romain]

Ok,
thank you very much for your answers

[seeker]

you want a simple answer based on GMT?

EST is GMT-5

so, If you were GMT+2, EST is 7 hours behind. very simple really, no need for complicated calculations.
also, EST servers mostly north East America.

[fatter]

eastern standard time, is the time on the east coast of USA commonly reffered to as NY time

[Romain]

thank you guys, now it's clear in my mind ;-)