The gap between EDT and UTC is 4 hours ahead — UTC-4 against UTC+0.
Convert a time
Converted time
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That local time does not exist on this date — clocks jump forward over it. Showing the time 60 minutes later instead.
That local time happens twice on this date, because clocks go back. Showing the first, earlier occurrence.
Hour by hour
Computed on a date when EDT is genuinely in force — using today would be wrong for half the year, because a standard-time abbreviation does not exist in summer.
EDT
UTC
00:00
04:00
01:00
05:00
02:00
06:00
03:00
07:00
04:00
08:00
05:00
09:00
06:00
10:00
07:00
11:00
08:00
12:00
09:00
13:00
10:00
14:00
11:00
15:00
12:00
16:00
13:00
17:00
14:00
18:00
15:00
19:00
16:00
20:00
17:00
21:00
18:00
22:00
19:00
23:00
20:00
00:00next day
21:00
01:00next day
22:00
02:00next day
23:00
03:00next day
What these abbreviations actually are
EDT
UTC
Full name
Eastern Daylight Time
Coordinated Universal Time
Representative zone
America/New_York
UTC
Offset
UTC-4
UTC+0
Seasonal
Daylight saving only
Standard time
Zone changes in 2026
2
0
Other meanings
None in common use
None in common use
Common questions
What is the difference between EDT and UTC?
UTC is 4 hours ahead of EDT. EDT means Eastern Daylight Time at UTC-4, and UTC means Coordinated Universal Time at UTC+0.
Which time zone does this page use for EDT?
America/New_York. An abbreviation is not a time zone — it is a label a zone wears for part of the year — so every calculation here uses a named IANA zone and says which one. If you are writing code, use America/New_York rather than the string "EDT".
Is EDT a daylight saving abbreviation?
Yes. EDT only exists during the daylight saving part of the year; outside it, the same zone is on a different abbreviation and a different offset.
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