ETTime Now

Eastern Time

Currently EDT. ET means Eastern Time: it maps to EST during standard time and EDT during daylight saving time.

Need the exact abbreviation page? Visit EST or EDT.

Representative IANA (this page): this umbrella label covers many regions, so exact DST change dates and times vary by location. For a full, per-zone list of transition times, use Upcoming DST.

12h|24h

CURRENT TIME

09:46:19am

May 7, 2026

UTC TIME NOW

01:46:19pm

Thursday, May 7

UTC

12h|24h

UTC Offset

UTC-4

DST Statusⓘ

DST Active

Observes DST:

United States(America/New_York)

IANA Zones

Major Cities Using ET

8,804,190

1,573,916

898,553

689,545

653,833

510,823

487,014

467,665

226,610

189,885

159,428

153,060

2,736,074

2,316,841

1,487,536

1,385,108

1,009,833

911,311

Other Time Zones in UTC-4

Some time zones exist that have the same offset as ET, but can be found under a different name:

AST – Atlantic Standard Time AMT – Amazon Time VET – Venezuela Time EDT – Eastern Daylight Time

Countries Using ET

United States

Map of Time Zones Using ET

IANA Time Zone Identifiers

America/New_York