Eastern Time Zone
time zone observing UTC−05:00 during standard time and UTC−04:00 during daylight saving time / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Eastern Time Zone of Australia, see Time in Australia.
"Eastern Daylight Time" and "Eastern Daylight Savings Time" redirect here. For the Eastern Daylight Time Zone of Australia, see Daylight saving time in Australia.
Eastern Time Zone (ET) is the time zone for the eastern part of the Americas including the United States, Canada and parts of South America and the Caribbean. ET is five hours behind UTC in winter, which is called Eastern Standard Time (EST). It is four hours behind UTC during summer Daylight saving time, when it is called Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
The largest city in the Eastern Time Zone is New York, the largest city in the United States. The New York metropolitan area is the largest in the zone.