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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 12, 2026 = 11:00 am11:00 WGST (UTC-1), Oct 12, 2026

EDT is 3 hours behind WGST.

EDT and WGST examples

These examples always use EDT (UTC-4) and WGST (UTC-1). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

EDT is 3 hours behind WGST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, EDT is 3 hours behind WGST. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 27, 2027, EDT is 2 hours behind WGT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 3 hours behind WGT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm in WGST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EST correspond to 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm in WGT or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in WGT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 12:00 to 20:00 in WGST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EST correspond to 12:00 to 20:00 in WGT or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 11:00 to 19:00 in WGT.

Compare EDT time with WGST 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 Western Greenland Summer Time.
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 11:00 am11:00 in WGST

EDT to WGST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in EDT which corresponds to 12pm-5pm12:00-17:00 in WGST

8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
11:00 am11:00 Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST). Offset UTC -1:00 hours

8:00 am08:00 EDT / 11:00 am11:00 WGST

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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 & 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, 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 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

Western Greenland Summer Time

Offset: WGST is 1 hour behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Map of the areas on Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST)
WGST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on WGST.

Daylight Saving: Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe West Greenland Time (WGT).

123456789101112Start: Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST) started on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 11:00 pm23:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 12:00 am00:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Saturday of March.

123456789101112End: Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Saturday, October 24, 2026, 11:00 pm23:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

WGST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -01 - basic short
  • -0100 - basic
  • -01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • November - Military abbreviation for WGST
  • N - short form of 'November'
Time zones with the GMT -1 offset:
  • EGT - East Greenland Time
  • WGST - Western Greenland Summer Time
  • AZOT - Azores Time
  • CVT - Cape Verde Time
  • N - November Time Zone