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IDT/IST
Israel Daylight Time
GMT +3
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
IST is not used on this date.

This converter uses IDT (UTC+3), as in Jerusalem.

EDT
Eastern Daylight Time
GMT -4
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Quick answers

Selected conversion

3:00 pm15:00 IDT (UTC+3), Oct 10, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 10, 2026

IDT is 7 hours ahead of EDT.

IST and EDT examples

These examples always use IST (UTC+2) 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.

IST is 6 hours ahead of EDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, IDT Israel is 7 hours ahead of EDT. At other times of the year, IST Israel is 7 hours ahead of EST or IST Israel is 6 hours ahead of EDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IDT Israel correspond to 2:00 am to 10:00 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IST Israel correspond to 2:00 am to 10:00 am in EST or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IST Israel correspond to 3:00 am to 11:00 am in EDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IDT Israel correspond to 02:00 to 10:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IST Israel correspond to 02:00 to 10:00 in EST or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IST Israel correspond to 03:00 to 11:00 in EDT.

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

Time Difference

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

IDT to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-5pm16:00-17:00 in IDT which corresponds to 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in EDT

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

3:00 pm15:00 IDT / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

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

Israel Standard Time

Offset: IST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

Countries using this time zone: Israel

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Jerusalem in Israel, with about 971,800 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tel Aviv, West Jerusalem, Haifa, Ashdod.

IST Time Zone Geo Map
IST timezone map

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

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourEnd: Israel Standard Time (IST) ended on Friday, March 27, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Friday, March 27, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Friday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourStart: Israel Standard Time (IST) starts on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for IST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Jerusalem
  • Asia/Tel_Aviv
  • Israel
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time

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