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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.

Keep IST (UTC+2)

EDT/EST

Eastern Daylight Time

GMT -4

12am

3am

6am

9am

12pm

3pm

6pm

9pm

Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.

Use EST all year (UTC−5)

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 EST examples

These examples always use IST (UTC+2) and EST (UTC-5). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

IST is 7 hours ahead of EST.

EST uses UTC-5 during standard time. For Eastern Time that follows daylight saving time, use IST-ISRAEL to ET. For daylight-time examples, use IST-ISRAEL to 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 EST 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

IDT	EDT
12:00am	5:00pm
1:00am	6:00pm
2:00am	7:00pm
3:00am	8:00pm
4:00am	9:00pm
5:00am	10:00pm
6:00am	11:00pm
7:00am	12:00am
8:00am	1:00am
9:00am	2:00am
10:00am	3:00am
11:00am	4:00am
12:00pm	5:00am
1:00pm	6:00am
2:00pm	7:00am
3:00pm	8:00am
4:00pm	9:00am
5:00pm	10:00am
6:00pm	11:00am
7:00pm	12:00pm
8:00pm	1:00pm
9:00pm	2:00pm
10:00pm	3:00pm
11:00pm	4:00pm
00:00	17:00
01:00	18:00
02:00	19:00
03:00	20:00
04:00	21:00
05:00	22:00
06:00	23:00
07:00	00:00
08:00	01:00
09:00	02:00
10:00	03:00
11:00	04:00
12:00	05:00
13:00	06:00
14:00	07:00
15:00	08:00
16:00	09:00
17:00	10:00
18:00	11:00
19:00	12:00
20:00	13:00
21:00	14:00
22:00	15:00
23:00	16:00

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).

End: 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.

Start: 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 Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

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, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens, Montreal.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

EST Time Zone Geo Map — EST 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 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

End: 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.

Start: 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.