Deadline converter
for client handoffs.
A client says submit by 5pm EST. We tell you exactly what that means where you are, including whether the date shifts. Set the source time and zone, read your local deadline with a live countdown, and share one link so everyone works to the same moment.
Set the source deadline
Enter the exact time and date from the email or ticket. We detect your local zone as the target.
Read the translation
See local time, weekday, day-shift warnings, business-hours badges, and a live countdown with urgency colors.
Share one link
Copy the URL or summary so PMs, engineers, and ops land on the same conversion without re-entering zones.
Set the source, use the answer.
Source deadline
time and date the client gave you
Timezone route
Swap the direction any time if you are checking from your side.
Google CalendarWhy “5pm EST” can mean a different date for you
A deadline given in one zone can land on a different calendar day in yours. Eastern Standard Time is UTC minus 5 in winter, and Eastern Daylight Time is UTC minus 4 in summer, so the first thing to confirm is which one applies on the date in question.
For someone in India (UTC+5:30), 5:00 PM EST is 3:30 AM the next day. For someone on the US West Coast, the same deadline is 2:00 PM the same day. For someone in London, it's 10:00 PM that evening. The further east you are, the more likely a US-evening deadline crosses midnight into your tomorrow, which is exactly the trap the day-shift warning catches.
If a result ever looks an hour off, daylight saving is usually why. Eastern Time is EST in winter and EDT in summer, and the US switches on different dates than Europe, so the same phrase can resolve differently depending on the week.
Reviewed for 2026. Conversions use the IANA time zone database.
Preset deadline shortcuts
Need a fixed phrase like 5pm EST to IST? Jump to a full page with live clocks and hour tables, or customize any time in the workspace above. Browse all deadline shortcuts.
Frequently asked questions
Day shifts, accuracy, sharing links, and when to use preset deadline pages instead.
Enter the exact time and date a client gave you (for example, 5pm EST on Friday), pick source and target zones, and get the translated local time with day-shift warnings, business-hours badges, and a live countdown. It's built for client handoffs and filing deadlines.