EDT Time Now — Eastern Daylight Time
The current EDT time (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC -04:00) is shown below.
EDT — UTC -04:00
Thursday, 22 October 2026 EDT
The clock always shows EDT (UTC -04:00). Places in this zone switch between standard and daylight time during the year, so their local time can differ from EDT by an hour.
Where EDT is used
In 2026, 15 zones in the tz database show EDT , all of them for only part of the year .
| Zone | Country | January | July |
|---|---|---|---|
| America/Detroit | United States | EST -05:00 | EDT -04:00 |
| America/Grand Turk | Turks & Caicos Islands | EST -05:00 | EDT -04:00 |
| America/Indiana/Marengo | United States | EST -05:00 | EDT -04:00 |
| America/Indiana/Petersburg | United States | EST -05:00 | EDT -04:00 |
| America/Indiana/Vevay | United States | EST -05:00 | EDT -04:00 |
| America/Indiana/Vincennes | United States | EST -05:00 | EDT -04:00 |
| America/Indiana/Winamac | United States | EST -05:00 | EDT -04:00 |
| America/Indianapolis | United States | EST -05:00 | EDT -04:00 |
| America/Iqaluit | Canada | EST -05:00 | EDT -04:00 |
| America/Kentucky/Monticello | United States | EST -05:00 | EDT -04:00 |
| America/Louisville | United States | EST -05:00 | EDT -04:00 |
| America/Nassau | Bahamas | EST -05:00 | EDT -04:00 |
| America/New York | United States | EST -05:00 | EDT -04:00 |
| America/Port-au-Prince | Haiti | EST -05:00 | EDT -04:00 |
| America/Toronto | Canada | EST -05:00 | EDT -04:00 |
About EDT
Offset & DST
UTC offset: -04:00
Daylight saving: Observed
Standard-time counterpart: EST (UTC -05:00)
Representative IANA zone: America/New_York
IANA zones at EDT
Converting EDT to other time zones
EDT is fixed at UTC -04:00 — written -0400 in email headers and -04:00 in ISO 8601 timestamps. In 2026, New York is on EDT from 8 March to 1 November. The table below uses each abbreviation's own fixed offset; for a specific place, check its city page, since local clocks switch between standard and daylight abbreviations.
| Zone | Difference | When it's 12:00 EDT | Converter |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC Coordinated Universal Time | +4 h | 16:00 | Hour by hour → |
| PST Pacific Standard Time | −4 h | 08:00 | Hour by hour → |
| MST Mountain Standard Time | −3 h | 09:00 | Hour by hour → |
| CST Central Standard Time | −2 h | 10:00 | Hour by hour → |
| EST Eastern Standard Time | −1 h | 11:00 | Hour by hour → |
| BRT Brasília Time | +1 h | 13:00 | Hour by hour → |
| BST British Summer Time | +5 h | 17:00 | Hour by hour → |
| CET Central European Time | +5 h | 17:00 | Hour by hour → |
| EET Eastern European Time | +6 h | 18:00 | Hour by hour → |
| MSK Moscow Standard Time | +7 h | 19:00 | Hour by hour → |
| GST Gulf Standard Time | +8 h | 20:00 | Hour by hour → |
| IST India Standard Time | +9:30 h | 21:30 | Hour by hour → |
| CST China Standard Time | +12 h | 00:00 (+1 day) | Hour by hour → |
| JST Japan Standard Time | +13 h | 01:00 (+1 day) | Hour by hour → |
| AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time | +14 h | 02:00 (+1 day) | Hour by hour → |
Countries commonly using EDT
Other zones at UTC -04:00
EDT questions
- What is EDT in UTC?
- EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) is UTC -04:00. In ISO 8601 timestamps it is written -04:00, in email and HTTP headers -0400.
- Is EDT the same as EST?
- No. EDT is UTC -04:00; EST is UTC -05:00, the standard time the same places use for the other part of the year. In 2026, New York is on EDT from 8 March to 1 November.
- Which countries use EDT?
- In 2026, zones showing EDT are found in Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks & Caicos Islands, United States.
More tools for EDT
Look up the exact IANA zone behind EDT, see it on the offset map, or compare it against other cities.