Eastern Time Zone

Eastern Time Zone
Time zone
  Eastern Time Zone
UTC offset
ESTUTC−05:00
EDTUTC−04:00
Current time
15:33, 28 March 2024 EST [refresh]
16:33, 28 March 2024 EDT [refresh]
Observance of DST
DST is observed in parts of this time zone.

The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico.

Places that use:

On the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m. EST, clocks are advanced to 3:00 a.m. EDT leaving a one-hour gap. On the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m. EDT, clocks are moved back to 1:00 a.m. EST, which results in one hour being duplicated. Panama and Jamaica do not observe DST.