The short answer
2am in Eastern Time is 7am in London.
Eastern Time is 5 hours behind London. That's early morning in London, before the typical working day begins.
Eastern Time☾
2am
London☀
7am
Right now
5:16amEDT · UTC-04:00 · Mon, Jun 22
10:16amBST · UTC+01:00 · Mon, Jun 22
Read across to convert
Eastern Time
EDT · UTC-04:00
London
BST · UTC+01:00
Pinned2amEastern Time=7amLondon
12amMon
5am
1am
6am
PINNED
2am
7am
3am
8am
4am
9am
WORKNOW
5am
10am
WORK6am
11am
WORK7am
12pm
WORK8am
1pm
WORK9am
WORK2pm
WORK10am
WORK3pm
WORK11am
WORK4pm
WORK12pm
WORK5pm
1pm
WORK6pm
2pm
WORK7pm
3pm
WORK8pm
4pm
WORK9pm
5pm
10pm
6pm
11pm
7pm
12amTue ·+1d
8pm
1amTue ·+1d
9pm
2amTue ·+1d
10pm
3amTue ·+1d
11pm
4amTue ·+1d
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Best time to meet=
Best for a call
Eastern Time
9am–12pm
London
2pm–5pm
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amEastern Time=2pmLondon
12pmEastern Time=5pmLondon
3pmEastern Time=8pmLondon
5pmEastern Time=10pmLondon
9pmEastern Time=2amLondon · next day
In context
What each side covers.
Eastern Time
5:16amEDT · UTC-04:00
Cities on this clock
London
10:16amBST · UTC+01:00
Cities on this clock
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2:16am
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2:46pm
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5:16am
Central European Time
11:16am
Eastern Time to Central Europe6 hours behind
India Standard Time
2:46pm
Eastern Standard Time
5:16am
India to Eastern Time9 hours 30 minutes ahead
Greenwich Mean Time
10:16am
India Standard Time
2:46pm
London to India4 hours 30 minutes behind
Pacific Standard Time
2:16am
Eastern Standard Time
5:16am
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
11:16am
India Standard Time
2:46pm
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Eastern Time and London. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Eastern Time and London?
- Eastern Time is 5 hours behind London right now. We always show the live, daylight-saving-correct difference, so this figure already accounts for whichever side is observing summer time today.
- When it's 2am in Eastern Time, what time is it in London?
- 2am in Eastern Time is 7am in London. That's early morning in London, before the typical working day begins. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across.
- What's the best time for a call between Eastern Time and London?
- 9am–12pm in Eastern Time lines up with 2pm–5pm in London — both sides are inside a 9-to-5 working day.
- Does this account for daylight saving time?
- Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — EDT and BST — are the ones actually in effect right now, not a fixed all-year value. When either side changes its clocks, this page updates automatically.
- Why is the date sometimes different on each side?
- When two places are far enough apart, the same moment can fall on different calendar days. That is why some conversions are marked "previous day" or "next day" — it is the same instant in time, read off two clocks that crossed midnight at different points.