EDT to IDT Converter
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This converter uses IST (UTC+2), as in Jerusalem.
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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 26, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 IST (UTC+2), Oct 26, 2026
EDT is 6 hours behind IST.
EDT and IDT examples
These examples always use EDT (UTC-4) and IDT (UTC+3). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
EDT is 7 hours behind IDT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, EDT is 7 hours behind IDT. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 26, 2027, EDT is 6 hours behind IST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 7 hours behind IST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in IDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in IST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in IDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in IST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in IST.
Compare EDT time with IDT 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 Israel Standard Time.
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 2:00 pm14:00 in IST
EDT to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in EDT which corresponds to 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in IST
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Israel Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 EDT / 2:00 pm14:00 IST
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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
Israel Daylight Time
Offset: IDT is 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Israel
Principal Cities: The largest city in the IDT time zone is Jerusalem in Israel, with about 971,800 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tel Aviv, Haifa, Rishon LeTsiyyon, Petaẖ Tiqva.
Today the shaded areas are on UTC+2 (Israel Standard Time).
Daylight Saving: Israel Daylight Time (IDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Israel Standard Time (IST).
End: Israel Daylight Time (IDT) ended on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.
Start: Israel Daylight Time (IDT) starts on Friday, March 26, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Friday, March 26, 2027, 3:00 am03:00.
See Israel daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
IDT representations, usage and related time zones
- +03 - basic short
- +0300 - basic
- +03:00 - extended
- +0300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Charlie - Military abbreviation for IDT
- C - short form of 'Charlie'
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Asia/Tel_Aviv
- Israel
- EEST - Eastern European Summer Time
- MSK - Moscow Standard Time
- AST - Arabia Standard Time
- C - Charlie Time Zone
- EAT - Eastern Africa Time
- FET - Further Eastern European Time
- IDT - Israel Daylight Time
- TRT - Turkey Time