Monday, May 11, 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.
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