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Eastern Time (ET)

Also known as:Eastern Standard Time(EST) andEastern Daylight Time(EDT)

Time zone map of EDT
Currently observing EDT.
Areas with same time currently (UTC -4).
Currently observing EDT – Eastern Daylight Time.
Currently has same time zone offset as EDT (UTC -4) but different time zone name.

The term Eastern Time (ET) is often used to denote the local time in areas observing eitherEastern Daylight Time (EDT)orEastern Standard Time (EST).

In other words, in locations observingDaylight Saving Time (DST)during part of the year, Eastern Time is not static but switches between EDT and EST.

Eastern Time UTC Offset

See Time Zone Map

What Is Eastern Time?

Eastern Time (ET) is the easternmosttime zonein theUnited States.It is also used inCanada.

Almosthalf of the population in the USAlive in the ET time zone. It spans fromnorthern Canadaand all the way south toPanamanear theequator.

In North America, Eastern Time shares a border withAtlantic Time(AT) in theeastand withCentral Time(CT) in thewest.

What Does ET Time Zone Mean?

Unlike other time zone denominations, which have a fixed time, Eastern Time refers to a geographical area where the time changes twice yearly asDaylight Saving Time(DST) begins and ends.Eastern Standard Timeis UTC-5, whileEastern Daylight Timeis UTC-4.

MostNorth American time zonesalso have generic terms, includingPacific Time(PT),Mountain Time(MT),Central Time(CT), andAtlantic Time(AT).

Converting Eastern Time to Other US Time Zones

Time Zone Converter: UTC to ET

Where and when is Eastern Time observed?

North America

US states usingESTin the winter andEDTin the summer

  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • District of Columbia
  • Florida - Southern/Eastern partsShow

    except Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton and Washington counties and norther Gulf county - look inCST/CDT

  • Georgia
  • Indiana - all except for these north-western counties near Chicago (Lake, Porter, La Porte, Newton, Jasper, Starke) and these south-western counties in Indiana near EvansvilleShow

    Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Perry

  • Kentucky - eastern partsShow

    counties of Anderson, Bath, Bell, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Bracken, Breathitt, Bullitt, Campbell, Carroll, Carter, Casey, Clark, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fayette, Fleming, Floyd, Franklin, Gallatin, Garrard, Grant, Greenup, Hancock, Hansock, Hardin, Harlan, Harrison, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Jessamine, Johnson, Kenton, Knott, Knox, Larue, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, Magoffin, Marion, Martin, Mason, McCreary, Meade, Menifee, Mercer, Montgomery, Morgan, Nelson, Nicholas, Oldham, Owen, Owsley, Pendleton, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Taylor, Trimble, Washington, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe, Woodford

  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan - most except these western countiesShow

    Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron, and Menominee - which are onCST/CDT

  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee - eastern countiesShow

    Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, and Washington

  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia

Canadian provinces/territories usingESTin the winter andEDTin the summer

  • Nunavut - most of itShow

    except Kugluktuk, Cambridge Bay -CST/CDTand Southampton Island (Coral Harbor) EST all year

  • Ontario - most parts east of 90 West and two communities west of 90 WestShow

    Shebandowan, Upsala

  • Quebec - most of itShow

    except East of 63 West, Blanc Sablon which observeASTall year

Caribbean

Caribbean countries usingESTin the winter andEDTin the summer

  • Bahamas
  • Haiti

EST all year round

Some locations, such as the ones below don't switch and are in EST all year long.

North America

Canadian provinces/territories usingESTall year

  • Nunavut - Southampton Island only (Coral Harbour)

Mexican states usingESTall year

  • Quintana Roo

Caribbean

Caribbean countries usingESTall year

  • Cayman Islands
  • Jamaica

Central America

Central American countries usingESTall year

  • Panama