Eastern Time is the Eastern Time Zone of the United
States of America (USA) and Canada. Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 5 hours behind
Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT-5).
Does Eastern Time observe Daylight Saving Time?
In most states in the USA and in most provinces in Canada,
Daylight-Saving
Time (DST) is observed. During DST the
time is shifted forward by 1 hour to EDT; which is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-4).
After the Summer months Eastern Time is shifted
back by 1 hour to US Eastern Standard Time (EST) or (GMT-5).