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Haifa's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Oct 25 · IDT → IST
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Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.

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3:00 pm15:00 IDT (UTC+3), Oct 15, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 15, 2026

Haifa is 7 hours ahead of EDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Haifa is 7 hours ahead of EDT. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 26, 2027, Haifa is 6 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Haifa is 7 hours ahead of EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Haifa correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Haifa correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in EST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Haifa correspond to 3:00 am to 12:00 pm in EDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Haifa correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Haifa correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in EST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Haifa correspond to 03:00 to 12:00 in EDT.

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

Time Difference

IDT (Israel Daylight Time) is 7 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
3:00 pm15:00 in Haifa, Israel is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT

Haifa to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in Haifa which corresponds to 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in EDT

3:00 pm15:00 IDT (Israel Daylight Time) (Haifa, Israel). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

3:00 pm15:00 Haifa, Israel / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

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Haifa Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
IDT – Israel Daylight Time, UTC+3 (now, daylight saving time)
IST – Israel Standard Time, UTC+2 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (IST). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Friday, March 26, 2027 at 2:00 amFriday, March 26, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (IDT). Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Haifa Facts

Country
Israel
Alternative Names
Aifa, Caiffa, Chaifa, HFA, Haifa, Hajfa, Hajfo, Hayfa, Haífa, Haïfa, Hefa, Heifa, Heifā, Hepha, Heyfa, H̱efa, Khajfa, Khajfae, Lungsod ng Hefa, Lungsod ng Ḥefa, ha'ipha, hai fa, haifa, haipa, haipha, hifa, hph, hyfa, hyph, jhfyt, kaihpa, khaipa, Ĥajfo, Χάιφα, Хайфæ, Хайфа, Хајфа, Հայֆա, חיפה, חפה, جحفية, حيفا, حیفا, حەیفا, ܚܝܦܐ, हाइफा, हैफ़ा, हैफा, கைஃபா, ಹೈಫ, ഹൈഫ, ไฮฟา, ხაიფა, Ḥeyfa, ハイファ, 海法, 하이파
Population
285,316
Currency
Shekel (ILS)
Geographic Coordinates
32° 49' N Latitude / 34° 59' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+972

Eastern Standard Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, 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.

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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
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Jamaica
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Panama
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST
  • 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