Timezone conversion
UTC to EDT Time — Convert Coordinated Universal Time to Eastern Daylight Time (US)
EDT is currently 4 hours behind UTC. The gap shifts across the year: around January EDT is 5 hours behind UTC, and around July it is 4 hours behind UTC, because one or both zones observe daylight saving.
EDT is currently 4 hours behind UTC.
Abbreviation disambiguation
On Clockjumper, UTC refers to Coordinated Universal Time — the global reference from which every other zone is expressed as an offset. It never shifts for daylight saving. GMT is equivalent to UTC for everyday use, though in the UK "GMT" also names the winter time, with clocks moving to BST in summer.
Interactive converter
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Full UTC to EDT conversion table
| UTC | EDT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 8:00 PM(previous day) |
| 1:00 AM | 9:00 PM(previous day) |
| 2:00 AM | 10:00 PM(previous day) |
| 3:00 AM | 11:00 PM(previous day) |
| 4:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 5:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
Daylight saving and how the gap changes
Around January EDT is 5 hours behind UTC. Around July it is 4 hours behind UTC. That swing comes from one or both zones observing daylight saving on different schedules — the converter above always reflects the correct offset for the date you pick.
Frequently asked questions
- Is EDT ahead of or behind UTC right now?
- EDT is currently 4 hours behind UTC.
- What is the current UTC to EDT time difference?
- Right now the gap is 4 hours — EDT is 4 hours behind UTC.
- Does the UTC → EDT offset change during the year?
- Yes. Around January EDT is 5 hours behind UTC; around July it is 4 hours behind UTC. The converter above always reflects the correct offset for the date you pick.
- Does UTC observe daylight saving time?
- No — Coordinated Universal Time stays at a fixed UTC offset year-round.
- Does EDT observe daylight saving time?
- EDT is itself the daylight-saving form. Eastern Daylight Time (US) is in force at UTC-4 through the summer months; outside that window the same zone is on EST (UTC-5).
- What time is 3 AM UTC in EDT?
- 3:00 AM UTC is 11:00 PM (previous day) EDT.
- What time is 8 AM UTC in EDT?
- 8:00 AM UTC is 4:00 AM EDT.
- What time is 9 AM UTC in EDT?
- 9:00 AM UTC is 5:00 AM EDT.
- What time is 10 AM UTC in EDT?
- 10:00 AM UTC is 6:00 AM EDT.
- What time is 11 AM UTC in EDT?
- 11:00 AM UTC is 7:00 AM EDT.
- What time is 12 PM (noon) UTC in EDT?
- 12:00 PM UTC is 8:00 AM EDT.
- What time is 2 PM UTC in EDT?
- 2:00 PM UTC is 10:00 AM EDT.
- What time is 3 PM UTC in EDT?
- 3:00 PM UTC is 11:00 AM EDT.
- What time is 4 PM UTC in EDT?
- 4:00 PM UTC is 12:00 PM EDT.
- What time is 5 PM UTC in EDT?
- 5:00 PM UTC is 1:00 PM EDT.
- What time is 9 PM UTC in EDT?
- 9:00 PM UTC is 5:00 PM EDT.
- What time is 10 PM UTC in EDT?
- 10:00 PM UTC is 6:00 PM EDT.
- When is the best time to schedule a call between UTC and EDT?
- The working-hours overlap (09:00–17:00 in both zones) runs roughly 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM UTC (≈ 4 hours). The midpoint of that window — 3:00 PM UTC, 11:00 AM EDT — is the safest single slot to propose for a live call.
- What time zone does UTC refer to?
- UTC refers to Coordinated Universal Time (IANA: UTC).
- What time zone does EDT refer to?
- EDT refers to Eastern Daylight Time (US) (IANA: America/New_York).
- Is UTC on this page the same as other zones that share the letters "UTC"?
- On Clockjumper, UTC refers to Coordinated Universal Time — the global reference from which every other zone is expressed as an offset. It never shifts for daylight saving. GMT is equivalent to UTC for everyday use, though in the UK "GMT" also names the winter time, with clocks moving to BST in summer.