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GST to EST Time Converter (Dubai to New York)

Convert GST (Gulf Standard Time, Dubai) to EST (Eastern Time (US & Canada), New York) instantly. View live clocks, 24-hour comparison table, best meeting overlap hours, and developer code snippets.

GST — DubaiAsia/Dubai
4:00 PM
Fri, Oct 16 (16:00)Work Hours
EST — New YorkAmerica/New_York
8:00 AM
Fri, Oct 16 (08:00)Awake / Flex

Interactive Hour Converter (GST → EST)

Drag slider to test any hour
When it is in GST (Dubai):
9:00 AM (09:00)
It is in EST (New York):
1:00 AM (01:00)

24-Hour GST to EST Time Conversion Table

Side-by-side hourly reference with business hours overlap indicators.

GST (Dubai)24hEST (New York)24hStatus in EST
12:00 AM00:004:00 PM16:00
Work Hours
1:00 AM01:005:00 PM17:00
Work Hours
2:00 AM02:006:00 PM18:00
Awake / Flex
3:00 AM03:007:00 PM19:00
Awake / Flex
4:00 AM04:008:00 PM20:00
Awake / Flex
5:00 AM05:009:00 PM21:00
Awake / Flex
6:00 AM06:0010:00 PM22:00
Awake / Flex
7:00 AM07:0011:00 PM23:00
Sleeping
8:00 AM08:0012:00 AM00:00
Sleeping
9:00 AM09:001:00 AM01:00
Sleeping
10:00 AM10:002:00 AM02:00
Sleeping
11:00 AM11:003:00 AM03:00
Sleeping
12:00 PM12:004:00 AM04:00
Sleeping
1:00 PM13:005:00 AM05:00
Sleeping
2:00 PM14:006:00 AM06:00
Sleeping
3:00 PM15:007:00 AM07:00
Awake / Flex
4:00 PM16:008:00 AM08:00
Awake / Flex
5:00 PM17:009:00 AM09:00
Work Hours★ Best Meeting Overlap
6:00 PM18:0010:00 AM10:00
Work Hours
7:00 PM19:0011:00 AM11:00
Work Hours
8:00 PM20:0012:00 PM12:00
Work Hours
9:00 PM21:001:00 PM13:00
Work Hours
10:00 PM22:002:00 PM14:00
Work Hours
11:00 PM23:003:00 PM15:00
Work Hours

Developer Code Snippets (GST to EST)

JavaScript / TypeScript (Intl API)
// Convert current time from GST (Asia/Dubai) to EST (America/New_York)
const now = new Date();
const inEST = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
  timeZone: 'America/New_York',
  dateStyle: 'medium',
  timeStyle: 'long'
}).format(now);
console.log(inEST);
Python 3.9+ (zoneinfo)
# Python 3.9+ using standard zoneinfo
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo

dt_gst = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("Asia/Dubai"))
dt_est = dt_gst.astimezone(ZoneInfo("America/New_York"))
print(f"GST: {dt_gst.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M %Z')}")
print(f"EST: {dt_est.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M %Z')}")

Frequently Asked Questions (GST → EST)

How do I convert GST to EST?

GST (Gulf Standard Time) uses the IANA timezone identifier Asia/Dubai (standard offset +04:00), while EST (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) uses America/New_York (standard offset -05:00). Use the interactive slider or the 24-hour table above to convert any hour accurately with automatic Daylight Saving Time (DST) adjustment.

What are the best meeting hours between Dubai and New York?

Check the rows highlighted with "Best Meeting Overlap" in the 24-hour table above, where both GST and EST fall within standard 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM working hours.

Does GST to EST account for Daylight Saving Time (DST)?

Yes. Castov uses the browser's native IANA tzdb engine (Asia/Dubai and America/New_York), which automatically applies official Daylight Saving Time transitions.

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