Eastern Time Zone
Time Zone of a Place
What is the Eastern Time Zone?
Answer
Eastern Time Zone
UTC−5 (EST) and UTC−4 (EDT)
The same offset as a plain number: UTC−5.
Time Zone Facts
- Abbreviations
- EST / EDT
- Standard time
- UTC−5
- Daylight saving time
- UTC−4
- Clock changes
- daylight time from March 8, 2026 and standard time from November 1, 2026
- Daylight saving time in effect now
- Yes
Where This Zone Applies
The clocks do not change everywhere in this zone: some places stay on standard time all year.
| Place | Standard time | Clock changes |
|---|---|---|
| Canada — most of Ontario and Quebec, including Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal | UTC−5 | Yes |
| United States — the East Coast and the eastern Midwest | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Connecticut | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Florida — most of the state, including Miami, Orlando and Tampa | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Georgia | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Indiana — most of the state, including Indianapolis and Fort Wayne | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Maine | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Michigan — most of the state, including Detroit, Grand Rapids and Lansing | UTC−5 | Yes |
| New York | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Ontario — Atikokan and its surroundings, which stay on EST all year and never switch | UTC−5 | No |
| Ontario — most of the province, including Toronto, Ottawa and Sudbury | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Tennessee — East Tennessee, including Knoxville and Chattanooga | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Virginia | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Washington, D.C. | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Delaware | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Kentucky — the eastern half, including Louisville, Lexington and Frankfort | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Maryland | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Massachusetts | UTC−5 | Yes |
| New Hampshire | UTC−5 | Yes |
| New Jersey | UTC−5 | Yes |
| North Carolina | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Ohio | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Rhode Island | UTC−5 | Yes |
| South Carolina | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Vermont | UTC−5 | Yes |
| West Virginia | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Ottawa | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Philadelphia | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Pittsburgh | UTC−5 | Yes |
| Toronto | UTC−5 | Yes |
Time Difference
- UTC
- 4 hours behind
- Central Time
- 1 hour ahead
- Mountain Time
- 2 hours ahead
- Pacific Time
- 3 hours ahead
- Moscow Time
- MSK−8 in standard time, MSK−7 in daylight time
Current time in the zone
UTC−4
UTC−4 — subtract 4 hours from UTC
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