Eastern Standard Time (EST) is five hours behind Greenwich Mean Time and is observed for about 4 months a year in the Eastern Time Zone of North America. It begins on the first Sunday in November when clocks are moved back from 2:00 A.M. EDT to 1:00 A.M. EST and ends on the second Sunday in March, when clocks are advanced from 2:00 A.M. EST to 3:00 A.M. EDT.
In 2012, Eastern Standard Time was observed until March 11 and will resume on November 4....
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Day DST begins:
Day DST ends:
Offset from UTC:
- -5 h
Also known as:
- Eastern Standard Time Zone,
- Eastern Time Zone
