Time in EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)
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18:20:38
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
About EDT
The daylight saving time for the Eastern Time Zone in North America. Used in parts of Canada, the United States, and some Caribbean and Central American countries. It is one hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST). Active from March to November.
UTC Offset: -04:00
Current time is based on the representative IANA zone: America/Detroit
FAQ — Eastern Daylight Time
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
The current time in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is 18:20:38. Compare with other major time zones on Time.so.
EDT stands for Eastern Daylight Time. It is one of the standard time zone abbreviations used in scheduling, email headers, and time stamps. Browse all major time zones for comparison.
IANA time zones grouped under Eastern Daylight Time include America/Detroit, America/Fort_Wayne, America/Grand_Turk, America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/Indiana/Marengo, America/Indiana/Petersburg. The full list and current time for each is on this page; see all IANA time zones for the complete database.
EDT is used (in whole or in part) by Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States. Each country page lists which time zone applies to which region.
Major cities in Eastern Daylight Time include New York City, Brooklyn, Toronto, Queens, Montréal, Philadelphia. Click any city for its current local time, sunrise/sunset, and weather.
Use the time zone converter to translate any time from another zone into EDT. The converter handles DST transitions and accepts city names as inputs.