# NBA Game Times in the Philippines: How to Convert US Tip-Offs

Source page: https://iskoran.com/guides/nba-games-philippine-time/
Last updated: November 1, 2026 12:00 AM (Philippine time, UTC+08:00)

From early November to mid-March, Philippine time is 13 hours ahead of US Eastern time; for the rest of the year it is 12 hours ahead. A 7:30 PM Eastern tip-off is 8:30 AM the next day in Manila in winter and 7:30 AM in spring and during most of the playoffs.

## Why the gap changes during the season
The Philippines stays on UTC+08:00 all year. The eastern United States moves its clocks: Eastern Standard Time (UTC−05:00) runs from the first Sunday of November to the second Sunday of March, and Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00) the rest of the year. The Philippines does not change its clocks, so the gap is 13 hours in winter and 12 hours otherwise.

## Quick conversions

- 7:00 PM ET → 8:00 AM next day in Manila (Nov–Mar) / 7:00 AM (Mar–Nov)
- 7:30 PM ET → 8:30 AM next day (Nov–Mar) / 7:30 AM (Mar–Nov)
- 10:30 PM ET (late West Coast games) → 11:30 AM next day (Nov–Mar) / 10:30 AM (Mar–Nov)
- 3:30 PM ET weekend games → 4:30 AM next day (Nov–Mar) / 3:30 AM (Mar–Nov)

## How Iskoran dates NBA games
Every NBA game on Iskoran is filed under the Philippine calendar date of its tip-off. A game played on a Tuesday night in New York is listed on Wednesday, the day Filipino fans watch it.

## Sources
- [timeanddate.com: Time zone in New York (EST/EDT dates)](https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/usa/new-york)
- [timeanddate.com: Time zone in Manila (PHT, UTC+8, no daylight saving)](https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/philippines/manila)

How these scores are verified: a final score is published only when two independent sources show the same result, and every game is checked against the league schedule. Times are Philippine time.
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