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Newfoundland Time is on daylight saving time: NDT (UTC−2:30) until Sun, Nov 1.

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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 17, 2026 = 9:30 am09:30 NDT (UTC-2:30), Oct 17, 2026

EDT is 1 hour and 30 minutes behind NDT.

EDT and NST examples

These examples always use EDT (UTC-4) and NST (UTC-3:30). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

EDT is 30 minutes behind NST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, EDT is 1 hour and 30 minutes behind NDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 1 hour and 30 minutes behind NST. Briefly around clock changes, EDT is 30 minutes behind NST or EST is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind NDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 10:30 am to 7:30 pm in NDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 10:30 am to 7:30 pm in NST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 10:30 to 19:30 in NDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 10:30 to 19:30 in NST.

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

Time Difference

Eastern Daylight Time is 1 hour and 30 minutes behind Newfoundland Daylight Time.
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 9:30 am09:30 in NDT

EDT to NDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4:30pm09:00-16:30 in EDT which corresponds to 10:30am-6pm10:30-18:00 in NDT

8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
9:30 am09:30 Newfoundland Daylight Time (NDT). Offset UTC -2:30 hours

8:00 am08:00 EDT / 9:30 am09:30 NDT

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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

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

Newfoundland Standard Time

Offset: NST is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Canada

Principal Cities: The largest city in the NST time zone is St. John's in Canada, with about 110,525 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Corner Brook, Grand Falls-Windsor, Gander, Clarenville.

French: HNT - Heure Normale de Terre-Neuve

Map of the areas on Newfoundland Standard Time (NST)
NST part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−2:30 (NDT).

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Newfoundland Daylight Time (NDT).

123456789101112End: Newfoundland Standard Time (NST) ended 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Newfoundland Standard Time (NST) starts 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. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

See Canada daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

NST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -0330 - basic
  • -03:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0330 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours and thirty minutes to the west of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects NST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/St_Johns
  • Canada/Newfoundland