The short answer
8pm in Eastern Time is 8am in Singapore on the next day.
Eastern Time is 12 hours behind Singapore. That's early morning in Singapore, before the typical working day begins.
Eastern Time☀
8pm
Singapore☀
8am
next day
Right now
2:54amEDT · UTC-04:00 · Mon, Jun 22
2:54pm+08:00 · UTC+08:00 · Mon, Jun 22
Read across to convert
Eastern Time
EDT · UTC-04:00
Singapore
+08:00 · UTC+08:00
Pinned8pmEastern Time=8amSingapore · Tue (next day)
12amMon
12pm
WORK1am
1pm
WORKNOW
2am
2pm
WORK3am
3pm
WORK4am
4pm
WORK5am
5pm
6am
6pm
7am
7pm
8am
8pm
9am
WORK9pm
10am
WORK10pm
11am
WORK11pm
12pm
WORK12amTue ·+1d
1pm
WORK1amTue ·+1d
2pm
WORK2amTue ·+1d
3pm
WORK3amTue ·+1d
4pm
WORK4amTue ·+1d
5pm
5amTue ·+1d
6pm
6amTue ·+1d
7pm
7amTue ·+1d
PINNED
8pm
8amTue ·+1d
9pm
9amTue ·+1d
WORK10pm
10amTue ·+1d
WORK11pm
11amTue ·+1d
WORKdaylightnightworking hoursoverlap
Best time to meet
No shared working hours.
Eastern Time and Singapore are too far apart for a working-day overlap. The least-unsociable option is an early-morning call on one side and an evening one on the other — or hand work off asynchronously and let the planet do the waiting.
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amEastern Time=9pmSingapore
12pmEastern Time=12amSingapore · next day
3pmEastern Time=3amSingapore · next day
5pmEastern Time=5amSingapore · next day
9pmEastern Time=9amSingapore · next day
In context
What each side covers.
Eastern Time
2:54amEDT · UTC-04:00
Cities on this clock
Singapore
2:54pm+08:00 · UTC+08:00
Singapore
Related converters
Other popular pairs.
Pacific Time
11:54pm
India Standard Time
12:24pm
Pacific Time to India12 hours 30 minutes behind
Eastern Standard Time
2:54am
Central European Time
8:54am
Eastern Time to Central Europe6 hours behind
India Standard Time
12:24pm
Eastern Standard Time
2:54am
India to Eastern Time9 hours 30 minutes ahead
Greenwich Mean Time
7:54am
India Standard Time
12:24pm
London to India4 hours 30 minutes behind
Pacific Standard Time
11:54pm
Eastern Standard Time
2:54am
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
8:54am
India Standard Time
12:24pm
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Eastern Time and Singapore. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Eastern Time and Singapore?
- Eastern Time is 12 hours behind Singapore 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 8pm in Eastern Time, what time is it in Singapore?
- 8pm in Eastern Time is 8am in Singapore on the next day. That's early morning in Singapore, 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 Singapore?
- There's no comfortable 9-to-5 overlap between Eastern Time and Singapore — they sit on opposite sides of the planet's working day. Plan for an early or late call on one side, or hand work off asynchronously.
- Does this account for daylight saving time?
- Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — EDT and +08:00 — 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.