If it is 9am EST then it is 2pm in the UK or GMT. Greenwich Mean Time is the time that is observed at the Royal Observatory in London and was created in 1884. EST represents Eastern Standard Time and is representative of all the states that are on the east coast of the United States of America. This means they are five hours behind during the Summer period. There are a number of states that Eastern Standard Time applies to including Connecticut, Delaware, Southern and Eastern part of Florida, District of Columbia, Georgia, the eastern parts of Kentucky and the counties of Anderson, Boyle, Bracken, Breathitt, Bullitt, Campbell, Carroll, Carter, Casey, Clark, Clay, Powell, Bourbon, Boyd, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, Magoffin, Marion, Elliott, Estill, Fayette, Fleming, Floyd, Franklin, Gallatin, Garrard, Grant, Martin, Mason, McCreary, Meade, Menifee, Mercer, Rowan, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Taylor, Trimble, Washington, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe, Woodford, Greenup,Pulaski, Robertson, Rockcastle, Laurel, , Montgomery, Morgan, Nelson, Nicholas, Oldham, Owen, Owsley, Pendleton, Perry, Pike, Hancock, Hansock, Hardin, Harlan, Harrison, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Jessamine, Johnson, Kenton as well as Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, and Perry.
Other counties that have to abide by Eastern Standard Time include Indiana which includes all cities included in the state except for some north-western counties near Chicago featuring Lake, Porter, Bath, Bell, BooneKnott, Knox, Larue, La Porte, Newton, Jasper, Starke and counties in Indiana near Evansville. Other time zones that this applies to are Maine, Michigan except counties in Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron, and Menominee which are on CST/CDT, New Hampshire, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, the state of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, eastern counties of Tennessee, Rhode Island as well as South Carolina.
The remaining states and counties that EST applies to includes Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Polk Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Loudon, McMinn, , Rhea, Roane, Scott, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, and the capital Washington DC.
Other counties that have to abide by Eastern Standard Time include Indiana which includes all cities included in the state except for some north-western counties near Chicago featuring Lake, Porter, Bath, Bell, BooneKnott, Knox, Larue, La Porte, Newton, Jasper, Starke and counties in Indiana near Evansville. Other time zones that this applies to are Maine, Michigan except counties in Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron, and Menominee which are on CST/CDT, New Hampshire, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, the state of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, eastern counties of Tennessee, Rhode Island as well as South Carolina.
The remaining states and counties that EST applies to includes Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Polk Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Loudon, McMinn, , Rhea, Roane, Scott, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, and the capital Washington DC.
