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IRST
Iran Standard Time
GMT +3:30
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
EDT
Eastern Daylight Time
GMT -4
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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

IRST is 7 hours and 30 minutes ahead of EDT.

IRST and EDT examples

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

IRST is 7 hours and 30 minutes ahead of EDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, IRST is 7 hours and 30 minutes ahead of EDT. At other times of the year, IRST is 8 hours and 30 minutes ahead of EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IRST correspond to 1:30 am to 9:30 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IRST correspond to 12:30 am to 8:30 am in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IRST correspond to 01:30 to 09:30 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IRST correspond to 00:30 to 08:30 in EST.

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

Time Difference

Iran Standard Time is 7 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
3:30 pm15:30 in IRST is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT

IRST to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4:30pm-5pm16:30-17:00 in IRST which corresponds to 9am-9:30am09:00-09:30 in EDT

3:30 pm15:30 Iran Standard Time (IRST). Offset UTC +3:30 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

3:30 pm15:30 IRST / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

IRSTEDT
12:00am4:30pm
1:00am5:30pm
2:00am6:30pm
3:00am7:30pm
4:00am8:30pm
5:00am9:30pm
6:00am10:30pm
7:00am11:30pm
8:00am12:30am
9:00am1:30am
10:00am2:30am
11:00am3:30am
12:00pm4:30am
1:00pm5:30am
2:00pm6:30am
3:00pm7:30am
4:00pm8:30am
5:00pm9:30am
6:00pm10:30am
7:00pm11:30am
8:00pm12:30pm
9:00pm1:30pm
10:00pm2:30pm
11:00pm3:30pm
00:0016:30
01:0017:30
02:0018:30
03:0019:30
04:0020:30
05:0021:30
06:0022:30
07:0023:30
08:0000:30
09:0001:30
10:0002:30
11:0003:30
12:0004:30
13:0005:30
14:0006:30
15:0007:30
16:0008:30
17:0009:30
18:0010:30
19:0011:30
20:0012:30
21:0013:30
22:0014:30
23:0015:30

Iran Standard Time

Offset: IRST is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

Countries using this time zone: Iran

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IRST time zone is Tehran in Iran, with about 7.153 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Tabriz.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Iran Standard Time (IRST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IRST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

IRST Time Zone Geo Map
IRST timezone map

IRST 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 east of the zero meridian.

Eastern Daylight Time

Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

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, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens, Montreal.

French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

EDT Time Zone Geo Map
EDT timezone map

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: 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.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: 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