ET to EST Converter - Savvy Time (2024)

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What does ET mean when it comes to time? ›

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).

Also known as: Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

ET stands for Eastern Time. It's a catch-all term that refers to EST or EDT, whichever currently applies. If you're in an area that observes Daylight Saving Time and you're not sure whether to use EDT or EST, it's always safe to use ET. ET refers to EST when EST is the local time and EDT when EDT is the local time.

Currently observing EST – Eastern Standard Time.

04:05:20 P.M.

Eastern Standard Time (EST), when observing standard time (autumn/winter), are five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−05:00). Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), when observing daylight saving time (spring/summer), are four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−04:00).

The "Eastern Standard Time" is one of the best known time zones worldwide, because the largest cities of the Canadian and the US-American East Coast are located here. It is UTC-5, which is 5 hours behind the Universal Time Coordinated, which starts in Greenwich.

The U.S. Eastern Standard Time zone consists of: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Is New York on ET or EST? ›

EST stands for Eastern Standard Time. It is five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The EST time zone gets used during standard time in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. EST is often called Eastern Time Zone.

America's time zone is colloquially known as Eastern Time. Eastern Time or ET is the catch-all term for Eastern Standard Time and Eastern Daylight Saving Time (which we will get to a minute).

In the United States and Canada, this time zone is generally called Eastern Time (ET). Specifically, it is Eastern Standard Time (EST) when standard time is observed (winter), and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) when daylight saving time is observed (spring, summer and autumn).

Central Standard Time (CST) is 1 hour behind Eastern Standard Time (EST). To convert CST to EST, you have to add one hour. Central Standard Time (CST) is 1 hour ahead of Mountain Standard Time (MST).

America's time zone is colloquially known as Eastern Time. Eastern Time or ET is the catch-all term for Eastern Standard Time and Eastern Daylight Saving Time (which we will get to a minute).

E.T. stands for: Entertainment Tonight, a daily American television entertainment news show since 1981. Electro Team, a eurodance band from Croatia. "E.T." (song), a 2010 song by Katy Perry from Teenage Dream. ET tube, or endotracheal tube.

The principal battle tank of the Grand Army of the Republic, the All Terrain Tactical Enforcer features six articulated legs for propulsion.

EDT, eastern daylight time, is the eastern time zone that is used when daylight saving time is in effect. It is defined as GMT - 4 hours. EST, eastern standard time, is the eastern time zone used when daylight saving time is not in effect. It is defined as GMT - 5 hours (one hour behind EDT).