ET Time Now

Eastern TimeUTC-5

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Next clock change

March 14, 2027Clocks move forward by 1h · 2:00 am → 3:00 am local timeEST → EDT

Representative IANA time zone: America/New_York. Other locations or meanings using this abbreviation can change on different dates or follow different clock rules.

EST, EDT, and ET Explained

Eastern Time (ET) ET is the seasonal umbrella term: it uses EST in standard time and EDT during daylight saving time.

Eastern Time seasons: Eastern Standard Time (EST) | UTC-5 applies in standard time; Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) | UTC-4 applies during daylight saving time.

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CURRENT EASTERN TIME

10:10:05pm

November 7, 2026

UTC TIME NOW

03:10:05am

Sunday, Nov 8

UTC+0

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UTC Offset

UTC-5

DST Statusⓘ

Standard Time (mixed)

Observes DST:

Bahamas(America/Nassau), Canada(America/Iqaluit, America/Toronto), Haiti(America/Port-au-Prince), Turks and Caicos Islands(America/Grand_Turk), United States(America/Detroit, America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/Indiana/Marengo, America/Indiana/Petersburg, America/Indiana/Vevay, America/Indiana/Vincennes, America/Indiana/Winamac, America/Indianapolis, America/Kentucky/Louisville, America/Kentucky/Monticello, America/Louisville, America/New_York)

Does not observe DST:

Canada(America/Winnipeg), Cayman Islands(America/Cayman), Jamaica(America/Jamaica), Mexico(America/Cancun), Panama(America/Coral_Harbour, America/Panama)

IANA Zones