Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Eastern Standard Time (EDT)
UTC Offset
UTC-04:00
Standard: UTC-05:00
Daylight Saving Time
DST Active
EST / EDT
Next Clock Change
Nov 1, 2026
Clocks back
Region
America
6 major cities
Major Cities Using EDT
About Eastern Standard Time
Eastern Standard Time (EDT) is a time zone that is behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by 04:00 hours. During standard time, the offset changes to UTC-05:00.
Major cities using this timezone include New York, Boston, Miami, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Atlanta. These cities follow Eastern Time for their local time, making it easy to coordinate meetings and communications across the region.
Eastern Standard Time observes Daylight Saving Time (DST). The next clock change will occur on Sunday, November 1, 2026, when clocks will fall back (move behind) by one hour.
Frequently Asked Questions
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About Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Eastern Standard Time (EST) is a time zone with a UTC offset of -04:00. The IANA identifier is America/New_York. Live time displayed here updates every second and accounts for any active Daylight Saving Time.
Use the converter above to translate EST times into your local clock, or jump to one of the popular pair conversions below to see EST relative to other major timezones.
Right now America/New_York is UTC-04:00 (daylight saving active). Standard-time offset: UTC-05:00.
Next DST change: Sunday, November 1, 2026 — clocks fall back from -04:00 to -05:00. Currently on daylight saving time (UTC-04:00).
Major Cities Using EST
These cities observe Eastern Standard Time either year-round or as their standard non-DST baseline.
Popular EST Time Conversions
Frequently searched conversions involving EST. Each link opens the live converter pre-filled.