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This converter uses AZOST (UTC+0), as in Azores.

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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 18, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 AZOST (UTC+0), Oct 18, 2026

EDT is 4 hours behind AZOST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, ET is 4 hours behind AZOST. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, ET is 3 hours behind AZOT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, ET is 4 hours behind AZOT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in ET correspond to 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm in AZOST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in ET correspond to 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm in AZOT or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in ET correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in AZOT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in ET correspond to 13:00 to 22:00 in AZOST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in ET correspond to 13:00 to 22:00 in AZOT or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in ET correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in AZOT.

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

Time Difference

Eastern Daylight Time is 4 hours behind Azores Summer Time.
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 12:00 pm12:00 in AZOST

EDT to AZOST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in EDT which corresponds to 1pm-6pm13:00-18:00 in AZOST

8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
12:00 pm12:00 Azores Summer Time (AZOST). Offset UTC 0:00 hours

8:00 am08:00 EDT / 12:00 pm12:00 AZOST

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Eastern Time

Eastern Time (ET) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) in the United States and Canada. ET is not static but switches between EDT and EST.

ET is also used somewhat as a de facto official time for all of the United States because it encompasses 17 U.S. states in the eastern part of the contiguous United States including the capital city Washington D.C., the most populous city New York and half of the country’s population.

In the United States nationally televised programs, evening newscasts, talent and awards shows, and any other nationally televised event that airs live on American television during prime time and on the weekends are broadcast live in the Eastern Time Zone. Major professional sports leagues MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL also provide their game times in Eastern Time, even if teams are from outside of Eastern Time.

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 ET 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 Time (ET)
ET all year ET part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time, EST).

ET 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 ET
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
ET Abbreviation: Several time zones share ET abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Eastern Time - UTC -5
  • Tiempo del Este - UTC -5
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

Azores Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Portugal

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AZOT time zone is Ponta Delgada in Portugal, with about 20,056 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Lagoa, Angra do Heroísmo, Rabo de Peixe, Horta.

Map of the areas on Azores Time (AZOT)
AZOT part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC+0.

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

123456789101112End: Azores Time (AZOT) ended on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Azores Time (AZOT) starts on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 12:00 am00:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

See Portugal daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

AZOT 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 AZOT
  • 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