EST
New York
WAT
Lagos
Convert EST to WAT
Eastern Standard Time to West Africa Time — Lagos is 5 hours ahead of New York
1:27 PM
Friday, March 27, 2026
UTC-4
6:27 PM
Friday, March 27, 2026
UTC+1
Quick Facts
Time Difference
+5 hours
EST Full Name
Eastern Standard Time
WAT Full Name
West Africa Time
EST to WAT Conversion Table
EST (New York)
WAT (Lagos)
12:00 AM
5:00 AM
1:00 AM
6:00 AM
2:00 AM
7:00 AM
3:00 AM
8:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
5:00 AM
10:00 AM
6:00 AM
11:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
8:00 AM
1:00 PM
9:00 AM
2:00 PM
10:00 AM
3:00 PM
11:00 AM
4:00 PM
12:00 PM
5:00 PM
1:00 PM
6:00 PM
2:00 PM
7:00 PM
3:00 PM
8:00 PM
4:00 PM
9:00 PM
5:00 PM
10:00 PM
6:00 PM
11:00 PM
7:00 PM
12:00 AM(Mar 28)
8:00 PM
1:00 AM(Mar 28)
9:00 PM
2:00 AM(Mar 28)
10:00 PM
3:00 AM(Mar 28)
11:00 PM
4:00 AM(Mar 28)
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About EST and WAT Time Zones
EST (Eastern Standard Time) is UTC-4 and is the standard time zone for New York. WAT (West Africa Time) is UTC+1 and is the standard time zone for Lagos.
When it's 12:00 PM (noon) in New York (EST), it's 5:00 PM in Lagos (WAT). The time difference between EST and WAT is 5 hours.
Use our world clock tool to compare New York and Lagos with a visual timeline, or browse more timezone conversions.