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California, USAPDT
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Elk Grove's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1 · PDT → PST
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UTC−4
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5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 25, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 25, 2026

Elk Grove is 3 hours behind EDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Elk Grove is 3 hours behind EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Elk Grove is 3 hours behind EST. Briefly around clock changes, Elk Grove is 2 hours behind EST or Elk Grove is 4 hours behind EDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Elk Grove correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Elk Grove correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Elk Grove correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Elk Grove correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in EST.

Compare Elk Grove time with EDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) is 3 hours behind Eastern Daylight Time.
5:00 am05:00 in Elk Grove, CA, USA is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT

Elk Grove to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in Elk Grove which corresponds to 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in EDT

5:00 am05:00 PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) (Elk Grove, CA, USA). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

5:00 am05:00 Elk Grove, CA, USA / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

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Elk Grove Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
PDT – Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-7 (now, daylight saving time)
PST – Pacific Standard Time, UTC-8 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (PST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (PDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Elk Grove Facts

Country
USA
State
California
Alternative Names
Ehlk-Grov, Elk Grouv, Elk Grove, Elk-Grouv, Elkgrove, ai er ke ge luo fu, al kgrww kalyfrnya, alk ghrwfy, alk grww, elka grobha, elkeugeulobeu, erukugurobu, Елк Гроув, Елк-Ґроув, Элк-Гров, إلك غروفي, ال کگروو، کالیفرنیا, الک گروو, एल्क ग्रोभ, エルクグローブ, 埃爾克格羅夫, 엘크그로브
Population
166,913
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
38° 24' N Latitude / 121° 22' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Eastern Daylight Time

Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
EDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EDT.

Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).

123456789101112Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -04 - basic short
  • -0400 - basic
  • -04:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST5EDT
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -4 offset:
  • AST - Atlantic Standard Time
  • EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
  • AMT - Amazon Time
  • BOT - Bolivia Time
  • CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
  • CLT - Chile Standard Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time