Time in WAKT and EST
The time difference between Wake Island Time (WAKT) and Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 17 hours. Eastern Standard Time is 17 hours behind Wake Island Time.
This means 9am WAKT is 4pm EST (previous day) and 5pm WAKT is 12am EST.
Wake Island Time
- The current local time in WAKT is 2:24 am (July 19, 2026)
- WAKT time zone offset is UTC+12:00
Eastern Standard Time
- The current local time in EST is 7:24 pm (July 18, 2026)
- EST time zone offset is UTC-05:00
How to convert Wake Island Time to Eastern Standard Time?
Subtract 17 hours from Wake Island Time to get Eastern Standard Time.
Time in WAKT
00:00
Time in EST
00:00
Use the slider above to convert Wake Island Time to Eastern Standard 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
| WAKT | EST |
|---|---|
| 12am | 7am |
| 1am | 8am |
| 2am | 9am |
| 3am | 10am |
| 4am | 11am |
| 5am | 12pm |
| 6am | 1pm |
| 7am | 2pm |
| 8am | 3pm |
| 9am | 4pm |
| 10am | 5pm |
| 11am | 6pm |
| 12pm | 7pm |
| 1pm | 8pm |
| 2pm | 9pm |
| 3pm | 10pm |
| 4pm | 11pm |
| 5pm | 12am |
| 6pm | 1am |
| 7pm | 2am |
| 8pm | 3am |
| 9pm | 4am |
| 10pm | 5am |
| 11pm | 6am |