Eastern Daylight Saving Time is only in use between March and November, when Daylight Saving Time (DST) rules are applied.
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Eastern Standard Time (EST) = GMT-5
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) = GMT-4
Eastern Daylight Time is in the Eastern Time Zone of the United States of America (USA) and Canada. Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-5).
In most states in the USA and in most provinces in Canada, Daylight Saving Time (DST) is observed. During DST the time is shifted forward by 1 hour to EDT; which is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-4).
After the Summer months Eastern Time is shifted back by 1 hour to US Eastern Standard Time (EST) or (GMT-5).
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