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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 21, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 21, 2026

Indianapolis and EDT have the same local time.

How the time difference changes

Indianapolis and ET have the same time year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Indianapolis correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in ET.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Indianapolis correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in ET.

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

Time Difference

EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) and Eastern Daylight Time have the same local time.
8:00 am08:00 in Indianapolis, IN, USA is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT

Indianapolis to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in Indianapolis which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in EDT

8:00 am08:00 EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) (Indianapolis, IN, USA). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

8:00 am08:00 Indianapolis, IN, USA / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

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Indianapolis Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EDT – Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-4 (now, daylight saving time)
EST – Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (EST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (EDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Indianapolis Facts

Country
USA
State
Indiana
Alternative Names
IND, Indianapoles, Indianapoli, Indianapolis, Indianapolisa, Indianapolės, Indianapòlis, Indianàpolis, Indianápolis, Indijanapolis, Indiyanapolis, Indyjanapalis, andyanabwlys, ayndyanapwlys, idi'anapolisa, indiaenapolliseu, indianaporisu, indiyanapolis, indiyanapolisa, intiyanapolis, xin deiy næ pho lis, yin di an na bo li si, İndianapolis, Ινδιανάπολη, Індыянапаліс, Індіанаполіс, Индианаполис, Индијанаполис, Ինդիանապոլիս, אינדיאנאפאליס, אינדיאנפוליס, إنديانابوليس, انڈیاناپولس, انڈیاناپولس، انڈیانا, ایندیاناپولیس, इंडियानापोलिस, इन्डियानापोलिस, इन्डियानापोलिस्, इन्दियानापोलिस, ইন্ডিয়ানাপোলিস, ਇੰਡੀਆਨਾਪੋਲਿਸ, இண்டியானாபொலிஸ், อินเดียแนโพลิส, ინდიანაპოლისი, ኢንዲያናፖሊስ, インディアナポリス, 印第安納波利斯, 인디애나폴리스
Population
887,642
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
39° 46' N Latitude / 86° 09' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

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