R to EDT Converter
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7:00 am07:00 R (UTC-5), Oct 13, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 13, 2026
R is 1 hour behind EDT.
R and EDT examples
These examples always use R (UTC-5) 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.
R is 1 hour behind EDT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, R is 1 hour behind EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, R and EST have the same time.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in R correspond to 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in R correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in R correspond to 10:00 to 18:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in R correspond to 09:00 to 17:00 in EST.
Compare R time with EDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Romeo Time Zone is 1 hour behind Eastern Daylight Time.
7:00 am07:00 in R is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT
R to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in R which corresponds to 10am-5pm10:00-17:00 in EDT
7:00 am07:00 Romeo Time Zone (R). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 R / 8:00 am08:00 EDT
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Romeo Time Zone
Offset: R is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Daylight Saving: Some places on Romeo Time Zone (R) keep the same time all year, while others use R for only part of the year and change their clocks for daylight saving time; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
Today some of the lighter areas are on UTC−4 (Cuba Daylight Time, EDT).
R representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -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.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for R
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- 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
Eastern Daylight Time
Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
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, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.
French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est
Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
Today all shaded areas are on EDT.
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).
Start: 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.
End: 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.
EDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -04 - basic short
- -0400 - basic
- -04:00 - extended
- -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.
- Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
- Q - short form of 'Quebec'
- 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
- 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