EDT to CVT Converter
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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 16, 2026 = 11:00 am11:00 CVT (UTC-1), Oct 16, 2026
EDT is 3 hours behind CVT.
EDT and CVT examples
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EDT is 3 hours behind CVT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, EDT is 3 hours behind CVT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 4 hours behind CVT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in CVT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm in CVT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in CVT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 13:00 to 22:00 in CVT.
Compare EDT time with CVT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Eastern Daylight Time is 3 hours behind Cape Verde Time.
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 11:00 am11:00 in CVT
EDT to CVT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in EDT which corresponds to 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in CVT
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
11:00 am11:00 Cape Verde Time (CVT). Offset UTC -1:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 EDT / 11:00 am11:00 CVT
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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
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).
Start: 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.
End: 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
- -04 - basic short
- -0400 - basic
- -04:00 - extended
- -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.
- Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
- Q - short form of 'Quebec'
- 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
- 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
Cape Verde Time
Offset: CVT is 1 hour behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Cabo Verde
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CVT time zone is Praia in Cabo Verde, with about 137,868 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Mindelo, Espargos, Assomada, Tarrafal.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Cape Verde Time (CVT) do not change for daylight saving time, so CVT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
CVT representations, usage and related time zones
- -01 - basic short
- -0100 - basic
- -01:00 - extended
- -0100 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the west of the zero meridian.
- November - Military abbreviation for CVT
- N - short form of 'November'
- EGT - East Greenland Time
- WGST - Western Greenland Summer Time
- AZOT - Azores Time
- CVT - Cape Verde Time
- N - November Time Zone