EDT stands for Eastern Daylight Time. It is UTC-4 from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).EDT is used in the North America region and corresponds to the America/New_York IANA timezone.
EDT stands for Eastern Daylight Time. It is UTC-4 from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
The UTC offset for Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is UTC-4. This means EDT is -4 hours from Coordinated Universal Time.
EDT is used by locations in the America/New_York timezone region (North America). Use the converter below to convert EDT to other time zones like EST, PST, or GMT.
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When it's 08:57:30 PM in EDT, here's the time in other major cities:
Scheduling meetings with teams in Eastern Daylight Time? Here are the recommended windows:
EDT stands for Eastern Daylight Time. It is UTC-4 from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
The current time in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is 08:57:30 PM on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.EDT is UTC-4. This page displays a live, automatically updating clock for EDT.
Major cities using EDT include New York, Miami, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and more. EDT is observed in 1 countries including USA.
Yes, regions using EDT typically switch to EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) during daylight saving time. DST usually begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November in the United States.
To convert EDT to Eastern Standard Time (EST), you need to account for the UTC offset difference.EDT is UTC-4, while EST is UTC-5. Use our time zone converter for instant, accurate conversions.
The best time to schedule a meeting in EDT is during standard business hours: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT. For cross-timezone meetings, use our meeting planner to find optimal overlap times.
The UTC offset for Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is UTC-4. This means EDT is -4 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. During daylight saving time, this changes to UTC-4.
EDT is -4 hours from GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). GMT and UTC are effectively the same for time zone calculations. So when it's 12:00 PM (noon) in GMT, it's 8:00 AM in EDT.