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PrintStandard time and daylight time is observed by this time zone; EST Eastern Standard Time is 5 hours behind of UTC/GMT time and EDT Eastern Daylight Time is behind by 4 hours.
| Eastern Daylight Time: | ||
|---|---|---|
Sunday October 6th 1:18pm EDT |
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| Status: | Time Zone: | UTC/GMT Offset: | Being Observed |
EDT | -04:00 |
| Eastern Standard Time: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Status: | Time Zone: | UTC/GMT Offset: | Not Being Observed | EST | -05:00 |
| Year: | EDT Begins: | EDT Ends: |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday March 8th | Sunday November 1st |
| 2025 | Sunday March 9th | Sunday November 2nd |
| 2024 | Sunday March 10th | Sunday November 3rd |
| 2023 | Sunday March 12th | Sunday November 5th |
| 2022 | Sunday March 13th | Sunday November 6th |
Areas in the US which observe the Eastern Time Zone
Note that all of the US states listed below observe EST as well as EDT time.
- Alabama
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Georgia
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
The following states only partially observe the eastern time zone:
- Florida (all except areas west of the Apalachicola River)
- Indiana (except areas near Chicago)
- Kentucky (all except western half)
- Michigan (all except Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron and Menominee counties)
Areas in Mexico which observe the Eastern Time Zone
The Mexican state Quintana Roo (which is where Cancún is located) moved from Central standard time to eastern standard time in 2015. Note that Quintana Roo only observes only EST.
Areas in Canada which observe the Eastern Time Zone
- Ontario (majority of the province observes the eastern time zone. Both EST and EDT is observed)
- Nunavut (all except Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron and Menominee counties)
- Québec observes EST and EDT
| « List of World Time Zones |
