Also known as: ET – Eastern Time , NAEST – North American Eastern Standard Time
Caution: This is NOT the current local time in most locations in that time zone
North America, Caribbean: Only some locations are currently on EST because most places in this time zone are currently on summer time / daylight saving time and are observing EDT.
Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is in use during standard time in: North America, Caribbean, Central America.
Where and When is EST Observed?
North America
U.S. states using EST in the winter and EDT in the summer:
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida - Southern/Eastern parts
- Georgia
- Indiana - all except for these north-western counties near Chicago (Lake, Porter, La Porte, Newton, Jasper, Starke) and these south-western counties in Indiana near Evansville
- Kentucky - eastern parts
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan - most except these western counties
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee - eastern counties
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Canadian provinces/territories using EST in the winter and EDT in the summer:
- Nunavut - most of it
- Ontario - most parts east of 90 West and two communities west of 90 West
- Quebec - most of it
Canadian provinces/territories using EST all year:
Mexican states using EST all year:
Caribbean
Caribbean countries using EST in the winter and EDT in the summer:
Caribbean countries using EST all year:
Central America
Central American countries using EST all year:
Other Time Zones in UTC -5
Some time zones exist that have the same offset as EST, but can be found under a different name: