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PHT to EDT Converter & Meeting Planner

Quick answer: 9:00 AM PHT = 9:00 PM EDT (fixed +08:00 standard offset — not DST-adjusted). Use the interactive converter below for DST-aware local-time scheduling.

Planning a call or meeting between Philippine Time (PHT) and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)? You need to account for the standard time difference. Eastern Daylight Time is normally 12 hours behind Philippine Time. Whether you are coordinating between teams in Manila and Quezon City and New York and Washington D.C., our live tool has you covered. Use our interactive overlap studio below to find the perfect waking hours for both regions, taking into account any seasonal Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes.

24-Hour Conversion Table

Quick reference: 12:00 AM PHT = 12:00 PM EDT. The full 24-hour PHT to EDT table below uses fixed standard offsets for exact abbreviation searches.

Example: 3:00 PM PHT = 3:00 AM EDT.

PHT TimeEDT Time
12:00 AM (00:00)12:00 PM (12:00)-1 day
1:00 AM (01:00)1:00 PM (13:00)-1 day
2:00 AM (02:00)2:00 PM (14:00)-1 day
3:00 AM (03:00)3:00 PM (15:00)-1 day
4:00 AM (04:00)4:00 PM (16:00)-1 day
5:00 AM (05:00)5:00 PM (17:00)-1 day
6:00 AM (06:00)6:00 PM (18:00)-1 day
7:00 AM (07:00)7:00 PM (19:00)-1 day
8:00 AM (08:00)8:00 PM (20:00)-1 day
9:00 AM (09:00)9:00 PM (21:00)-1 day
10:00 AM (10:00)10:00 PM (22:00)-1 day
11:00 AM (11:00)11:00 PM (23:00)-1 day
12:00 PM (12:00)12:00 AM (00:00)
1:00 PM (13:00)1:00 AM (01:00)
2:00 PM (14:00)2:00 AM (02:00)
3:00 PM (15:00)3:00 AM (03:00)
4:00 PM (16:00)4:00 AM (04:00)
5:00 PM (17:00)5:00 AM (05:00)
6:00 PM (18:00)6:00 AM (06:00)
7:00 PM (19:00)7:00 AM (07:00)
8:00 PM (20:00)8:00 AM (08:00)
9:00 PM (21:00)9:00 AM (09:00)
10:00 PM (22:00)10:00 AM (10:00)
11:00 PM (23:00)11:00 AM (11:00)

Best time to call New York from Manila

For most work calls, compare the normal business day in Manila (PHT) with the business day in New York (EDT). PHT commonly covers Southeast Asia, while EDT is mainly associated with North America, Caribbean.

⚠️ Note: 2026-07-05 is not a normal workday in one or both regions based on their configured calendar. The overlap below should be treated as a reference, not a guaranteed office-hours window.

⚠️ There is no clean same-day business-hours overlap on 2026-07-05. A practical compromise is around 9:00 PM PHT, which reaches 9:00 AM EDT near the start of their workday.

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Data Source: IANA Time Zone Database (v2026b)Last Verified: 2026-06-14

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the time difference between PHT and EDT?

During standard time, Eastern Daylight Time is 12 hours behind Philippine Time.

Does the Philippines observe Daylight Saving Time?

The Philippines does not observe Daylight Saving Time and has not done so since 1990, when the practice was last used as an energy conservation measure. PHT remains permanently fixed at UTC+8:00 every day of the year, meaning the offset between Manila and any DST-observing partner country shifts by one hour twice annually when those countries change their clocks — but PHT itself never moves.

Are PHT and SGT the same time?

Yes, Philippine Time (PHT) and Singapore Time (SGT) share the identical UTC+8:00 offset, and neither country observes Daylight Saving Time, making Manila and Singapore permanently synchronized on the same clock year-round. The same alignment holds with Malaysia (MYT), Greater China (CST), Hong Kong (HKT), and Western Australia (AWST) — all permanent UTC+8 zones.

When does EDT start and end?

EDT begins on the second Sunday in March at 02:00 local time, when clocks spring forward one hour from EST (UTC-5) to EDT (UTC-4). It ends on the first Sunday in November at 02:00 local time, when clocks fall back to EST. In 2026, EDT runs from March 8 through November 1.

Is EDT the same as EST?

EDT and EST are two phases of the same Eastern Time zone, not two separate zones. EST (Eastern Standard Time) is the winter offset at UTC-5, observed from early November through mid-March. EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) is the summer offset at UTC-4, active during Daylight Saving Time — meaning New York and Toronto run one hour ahead of their winter clock for roughly eight months of every year.