Time zones conversion?

Question

What is 10:09 pm on Friday August 1st UTC+8 converted to in EST?

Answer 1

Hi McPherson:

Right now, until November 2, 2008, China Central Time is twelve hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.  

When it's 10:09 p.m. in China, the time in the eastern United States is 10:09 a.m.

Answer 2

EST is UTC-5.

To convert UTC+8 into UTC-5, you subtract 13 hours from the UTC+8. If it is 10:09 pm on Friday, August 1 in UTC+8, then it is

9:09 am on Friday, August 1 in UTC-5 (EST).

Answer 3

Start by converting to a 24 hr clock:

2209 UTC+8

... then convert to UTC by subtracting 8:

1409 UTC

Now, you specified EST, Eastern Standard Time, which is not in force on August 1 in the US; we use Eastern Daylight Time in the summer. So I'm going to assume that you actually want EDT.

In the winter, Eastern Standard Time is UTC -5, but in the summer, EDT is UTC -4.

Now convert to EDT:

1409 - 4 = 1009 EDT

... or 10:09 AM on August 1st.

Answer 4

EST (Eastern Standard Time) is UTC-5. So 10:09 pm on Friday, August 1st in UTC+8 would be 9:00 am on Firday, August 1st in EST.