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EST time now
Eastern Time is EST (UTC−5) in standard time and EDT (UTC−4) while daylight saving time is on. The clock above shows the time there right now. US Eastern Time (New York). In summer it is EDT; people often say EST all year, and this page follows the clock, not the label.
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- UTC offset
- UTC−5 / UTC−4
- Abbreviation
- EST / EDT
- Daylight saving
- Yes
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Clock changes in 2026 and 2027
- Sun 8 Mar 2026: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 am, to EDT (UTC−4)
- Sun 1 Nov 2026: clocks go back 1 hour at 2:00 am, to EST (UTC−5)
- Sun 14 Mar 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 am, to EDT (UTC−4)
- Sun 7 Nov 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 2:00 am, to EST (UTC−5)
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