PKT to EST
Converting a fixed time. Asia/Karachi → America/New_York
5:00 pm in PKT is
8:00 am in EST.
17:00 → 08:00 on a 24-hour clock ·
PKT → EDT
PKT now
4:04am
PKT · UTC+5
Asia/Karachi
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
EST now
7:04pm
EDT · UTC-4
America/New_York
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| PKT | EST | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 3pm Thu | 00:00 → 15:00 | asleep in PKT |
| 1am | 4pm Thu | 01:00 → 16:00 | asleep in PKT |
| 2am | 5pm Thu | 02:00 → 17:00 | asleep in PKT |
| 3am | 6pm Thu | 03:00 → 18:00 | asleep in PKT |
| 4am now | 7pm Thu | 04:00 → 19:00 | asleep in PKT |
| 5am | 8pm Thu | 05:00 → 20:00 | asleep in PKT |
| 6am | 9pm Thu | 06:00 → 21:00 | asleep in PKT |
| 7am | 10pm Thu | 07:00 → 22:00 | asleep in EST |
| 8am | 11pm Thu | 08:00 → 23:00 | asleep in EST |
| 9am | 12am | 09:00 → 00:00 | asleep in EST |
| 10am | 1am | 10:00 → 01:00 | asleep in EST |
| 11am | 2am | 11:00 → 02:00 | asleep in EST |
| 12pm | 3am | 12:00 → 03:00 | asleep in EST |
| 1pm | 4am | 13:00 → 04:00 | asleep in EST |
| 2pm | 5am | 14:00 → 05:00 | asleep in EST |
| 3pm | 6am | 15:00 → 06:00 | asleep in EST |
| 4pm | 7am | 16:00 → 07:00 | awake, not at work |
| 5pm | 8am | 17:00 → 08:00 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 9am | 18:00 → 09:00 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 10am | 19:00 → 10:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 11am | 20:00 → 11:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 12pm | 21:00 → 12:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 1pm | 22:00 → 13:00 | asleep in PKT |
| 11pm | 2pm | 23:00 → 14:00 | asleep in PKT |
Call times
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in EST when it is 5:00 pm in PKT?
8:00 am in EST the same day.
How many hours ahead is EST of PKT?
EST is 9 hours behind PKT. That gap is not fixed: it changes when either place starts or ends daylight saving. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between PKT and EST?
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.