Eastern Standard Time

New York's winter clock

Eastern Standard Time is the time zone five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time, used along the eastern coast of North America during winter months.

It covers major cities including New York, Washington, and Toronto.

When daylight saving time begins in spring, clocks shift to Eastern Daylight Time.

Often abbreviated EST: The meeting is at 3 PM EST.

scheduling

business hours

Scheduled time for commerce

trading hours · market open · market close · appointment · conference call · primetime · deadline · shift change · synchronization · coordination

geography

New York

Northeastern metropolis and state

Boston · Toronto · Montreal · Detroit · Philadelphia · Pittsburgh · Cleveland · Indianapolis · Jamaica · Haiti

timekeeping

EST

UTC minus five

fall back · spring forward · atomic clock

media

broadcast schedule

Timetable of aired programs

cable news · breaking news

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Western US timezone

PST · Central Standard Time

standard vs daylight time

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US summer time zone

EDT · daylight saving time · summer time

global directional time zones

Eastern Standard TimePacific Standard Time

Western US timezone

Greenwich Mean Time · UTC

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