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EDT
Eastern Daylight Time
GMT -4
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Belgium
CEST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 5, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 5, 2026

EDT is 6 hours behind Antwerpen.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, EDT is 6 hours behind Antwerpen. At other times of the year, EST is 6 hours behind Antwerpen or EDT is 5 hours behind Antwerpen.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in Antwerpen. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EST correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in Antwerpen or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm in Antwerpen.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 15:00 to 23:00 in Antwerpen. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EST correspond to 15:00 to 23:00 in Antwerpen or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 14:00 to 22:00 in Antwerpen.

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

Time Difference

Eastern Daylight Time is 6 hours behind CEST (Central European Summer Time).
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 2:00 pm14:00 in Antwerpen, Belgium

EDT to Antwerpen call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in EDT which corresponds to 3pm-5pm15:00-17:00 in Antwerpen

8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) (Antwerpen, Belgium). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

8:00 am08:00 EDT / 2:00 pm14:00 Antwerpen, Belgium

EDTAntwerpen, Belgium
12:00am6:00am
1:00am7:00am
2:00am8:00am
3:00am9:00am
4:00am10:00am
5:00am11:00am
6:00am12:00pm
7:00am1:00pm
8:00am2:00pm
9:00am3:00pm
10:00am4:00pm
11:00am5:00pm
12:00pm6:00pm
1:00pm7:00pm
2:00pm8:00pm
3:00pm9:00pm
4:00pm10:00pm
5:00pm11:00pm
6:00pm12:00am
7:00pm1:00am
8:00pm2:00am
9:00pm3:00am
10:00pm4:00am
11:00pm5:00am
00:0006:00
01:0007:00
02:0008:00
03:0009:00
04:0010:00
05:0011:00
06:0012:00
07:0013:00
08:0014:00
09:0015:00
10:0016:00
11:0017:00
12:0018:00
13:0019:00
14:0020:00
15:0021:00
16:0022:00
17:0023:00
18:0000:00
19:0001:00
20:0002:00
21:0003:00
22:0004:00
23:0005:00

Eastern Daylight Time

Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks & Caicos Is, 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, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens, Montreal.

French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

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

EDT Time Zone Geo Map
EDT timezone map

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: 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.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: 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 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
  • FKT - Falkland Island Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • PYT - Paraguay Time
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time

Antwerpen Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CEST - Central European Summer Time
CET - Central European Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+2:00 hours during Central European Summer Time, currently in use.
+1:00 hours during Central European Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourSunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST starts annually on the last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 03:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves backward for one hourSunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00 local time. DST ends annually on the last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Antwerpen Facts

Country
Belgium
Alternative Names
ANR, Amberes, Amberis, Amversa, Anberes, Antuairp, Antuerpen, Antuerpia, Antuérpia, Antverpen, Antverpenas, Antverpene, Antverpeno, Antverpens, Antverpia, Antverpy, Antwarp, Antwerp, Antwerpa, Antwerpe, Antwerpen, Antwerpia, Antwerpium, Antwerpn, Antwyrpijo, Antwérp, Anvers, Anversa, Anverse, Anvèrs, Anvérse, Kota Antwerpen, On-thit-vi-phu, amtavarpa, an te wei pu, anteubeleupen, antou~erupen, antowapu, antverp, antwrb, antwrp, antwyrb, Ôn-thi̍t-ví-phú, Αμβέρσα, Антверпен, Անտվերպեն, אנטווערפן, אנטוורפן, آنتورپ, أنتويرب, انتورب, انتويرب, انٹیورپ, अँटवर्प, ஆண்ட்வெர்ப், ആന്റ്‌വെർപ്, แอนต์เวิร์ป, အန့်တွပ်မြို့, ანტვერპენი, アントウェルペン, アントワープ, 安特卫普, 安特衞普, 안트베르펜
Population
529,247
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Geographic Coordinates
51° 13' N Latitude / 4° 24' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+32