EDT: Eastern Daylight Time
Eastern Daylight Time is UTC−4.
New York, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, Michigan and the rest of the East Coast, plus Ontario and Quebec, from March to November.
EDT to EST converter
Same clocks, two names. Eastern Time runs on EDT in summer and EST in winter, so a time written in the wrong one is an hour off.
Convert Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) to Eastern Standard Time (EST) for any date and time.
EST is 1 hour behind EDT. Eastern Time uses EDT from March to November and EST the rest of the year.
Right now Eastern Time is on EST (UTC−5), until 14 March 2027. EST is always 1 hour behind EDT.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm EDT is 8:00 am to 4:00 pm EST.
- 8:00 am EDT7:00 am EST
- 9:00 am EDT8:00 am EST
- 10:00 am EDT9:00 am EST
- 12:00 pm EDT11:00 am EST
- 3:00 pm EDT2:00 pm EST
- 5:00 pm EDT4:00 pm EST
Live: the current time
EDTReference
Eastern Daylight Time, UTC−4
Wed, Nov 4
UTC−4ReferenceOutside working hoursEST
Eastern Standard Time, UTC−5
Tue, Nov 3Previous day
UTC−5−1h from EDTOutside working hours
Best time to meet 10:00 AM–5:00 PM in EDT on Wed, Nov 4, when everyone is inside working hours.
Book a meeting in this windowWorking hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Monday to FridayEveryone at work
EDT to EST conversion table
Every hour of the day in EDT, converted to EST. Hatched cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); rows with the accent bar are working hours in both zones.
| EDT | EST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 am EDT | 11:00 pm EST(day before) |
| 1:00 am EDT | 12:00 am EST |
| 2:00 am EDT | 1:00 am EST |
| 3:00 am EDT | 2:00 am EST |
| 4:00 am EDT | 3:00 am EST |
| 5:00 am EDT | 4:00 am EST |
| 6:00 am EDT | 5:00 am EST |
| 7:00 am EDT | 6:00 am EST |
| 8:00 am EDT | 7:00 am EST |
| 9:00 am EDT | 8:00 am EST |
| 10:00 am EDT | 9:00 am EST |
| 11:00 am EDT | 10:00 am EST |
| 12:00 pm EDT | 11:00 am EST |
| 1:00 pm EDT | 12:00 pm EST |
| 2:00 pm EDT | 1:00 pm EST |
| 3:00 pm EDT | 2:00 pm EST |
| 4:00 pm EDT | 3:00 pm EST |
| 5:00 pm EDT | 4:00 pm EST |
| 6:00 pm EDT | 5:00 pm EST |
| 7:00 pm EDT | 6:00 pm EST |
| 8:00 pm EDT | 7:00 pm EST |
| 9:00 pm EDT | 8:00 pm EST |
| 10:00 pm EDT | 9:00 pm EST |
| 11:00 pm EDT | 10:00 pm EST |
Best times to meet
Your working hours overlap for 7 hours, from 10:00 am EDT (9:00 am EST) to 5:00 pm EDT (4:00 pm EST). That's the best window for a meeting.
About these time zones
EST: Eastern Standard Time
Eastern Standard Time is UTC−5.
New York, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, Michigan and the rest of the East Coast, plus Ontario and Quebec in Canada. Panama, Jamaica and Cancún stay on EST all year. ET is the short form for the whole zone.
How the difference changes
EDT and EST are fixed offsets, so EST is always 1 hour behind EDT. What changes is which one Eastern Time uses: EDT from March to November, EST the rest of the year.
Frequently asked questions
Ask a questionEST is 1 hour behind EDT. Eastern Time uses EDT from March to November and EST the rest of the year. EDT is UTC−4, and EST is UTC−5.
9:00 am EDT is 8:00 am EST.
Yes, that's the whole difference. EDT is the daylight saving version of EST, used from March to November.
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