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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 30, 2026 = 3:00 pm15:00 EAT (UTC+3), Oct 30, 2026

EDT is 7 hours behind ‘Alem T’ēna.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, EDT is 7 hours behind ‘Alem T’ēna. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 8 hours behind ‘Alem T’ēna.

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 ‘Alem T’ēna. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in ‘Alem T’ēna.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 ‘Alem T’ēna. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in ‘Alem T’ēna.

Compare EST time with ‘Alem T’ēna time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Eastern Daylight Time is 7 hours behind EAT (Eastern Africa Time).
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 3:00 pm15:00 in ‘Alem T’ēna, Ethiopia

EDT to ‘Alem T’ēna call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in EDT which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in ‘Alem T’ēna

8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
3:00 pm15:00 EAT (Eastern Africa Time) (‘Alem T’ēna, Ethiopia). Offset UTC +3:00 hours

8:00 am08:00 EDT / 3:00 pm15:00 ‘Alem T’ēna, Ethiopia

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Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST 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: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
EST all year EST part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC−4 (EDT).

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

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) 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: Eastern Standard Time (EST) 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 USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Atikokan
  • America/Cancun
  • America/Cayman
  • America/Coral_Harbour
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
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  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
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  • EST5EDT
  • Jamaica
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone

‘Alem T’ēna Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EAT – Eastern Africa Time, UTC+3 (no daylight saving time)

‘Alem T’ēna Facts

Country
Ethiopia
Population
23,700
Currency
Birr (ETB)
Geographic Coordinates
8° 18' N Latitude / 38° 57' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+251