what is the eastern standard time right?
Currently observing EST â Eastern Standard Time. Observes EST â Eastern Standard Time part of the year, but not currently. Currently has same time zone offset as EST (UTC -5) but different time zone name. Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time. This time zone is in use during standard time in: North America, Caribbean, Central America. This time zone is often called Eastern Time Zone. See full time zone map.