Eastern Time (EST/EDT)

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Daylight Saving Time (DST) rules and GMT/UTC time difference

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Eastern Time

13:09:42

Nov 9, 2026 EST

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Local

18:09:42

Nov 9, 2026 GMT

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USA & Canada clocks are currently on Standard Time (GMT-5).

Current time in the Pacific, Central and Mountain time zones

PST

10:09

Mon, 9 Nov PST

MST

11:09

Mon, 9 Nov MST

CST

12:09

Mon, 9 Nov CST

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What is Eastern Time?

Eastern Time (ET) is the name of a time zone 5 hours (GMT-5) behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). It is also referred to as EST (Eastern Standard Time). When Daylight Saving Time (DST)period starts, the time difference becomes 4 hours (GMT-4) and the name of the time zone switches to EDT (Eastern Daylight Time).