Time in BST and ECT
The time difference between British Summer Time (BST) and Eastern Caribbean Time (ECT) is 5 hours. Eastern Caribbean Time is 5 hours behind British Summer Time.
This means 9am BST is 4am ECT and 5pm BST is 12pm ECT.
British Summer Time
- The current local time in BST is 2:09 pm (July 3, 2026)
- BST time zone offset is UTC+01:00
Eastern Caribbean Time
- The current local time in ECT is 5:09 pm (July 3, 2026)
- ECT time zone offset is UTC-04:00
How to convert British Summer Time to Eastern Caribbean Time?
Subtract 5 hours from British Summer Time to get Eastern Caribbean Time.
Time in BST
00:00
Time in ECT
00:00
Use the slider above to convert British Summer Time to Eastern Caribbean Time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
Day
Civil twilight
Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight
NightTime Conversion Chart
| BST | ECT |
|---|---|
| 12am | 7pm |
| 1am | 8pm |
| 2am | 9pm |
| 3am | 10pm |
| 4am | 11pm |
| 5am | 12am |
| 6am | 1am |
| 7am | 2am |
| 8am | 3am |
| 9am | 4am |
| 10am | 5am |
| 11am | 6am |
| 12pm | 7am |
| 1pm | 8am |
| 2pm | 9am |
| 3pm | 10am |
| 4pm | 11am |
| 5pm | 12pm |
| 6pm | 1pm |
| 7pm | 2pm |
| 8pm | 3pm |
| 9pm | 4pm |
| 10pm | 5pm |
| 11pm | 6pm |