SCT to EDT Converter
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4:00 pm16:00 SCT (UTC+4), Oct 13, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 13, 2026
SCT is 8 hours ahead of EDT.
SCT and EDT examples
These examples always use SCT (UTC+4) 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.
SCT is 8 hours ahead of EDT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, SCT is 8 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, SCT is 9 hours ahead of EST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in SCT correspond to 1:00 am to 9:00 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in SCT correspond to 12:00 am to 8:00 am in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in SCT correspond to 01:00 to 09:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in SCT correspond to 00:00 to 08:00 in EST.
Compare SCT time with EDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Seychelles Time is 8 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
4:00 pm16:00 in SCT is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT
SCT to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4:30pm-5:30pm16:30-17:30 in SCT which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in EDT. Their 9am–5pm09:00–17:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
4:00 pm16:00 Seychelles Time (SCT). Offset UTC +4:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
4:00 pm16:00 SCT / 8:00 am08:00 EDT
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Seychelles Time
Offset: SCT is 4 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Seychelles
Principal Cities: The largest city in the SCT time zone is Victoria in Seychelles, with about 22,881 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Cascade, Perseverance, Baie Sainte Anne, Baie Lazare.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Seychelles Time (SCT) do not change for daylight saving time, so SCT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
SCT 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 east of the zero meridian.
- Delta - Military abbreviation for SCT
- D - short form of 'Delta'
- KUYT - Kuybyshev Time
- MSD - Moscow Daylight Time
- SAMT - Samara Time
- AMT - Armenia Time
- AZT - Azerbaijan Time
- D - Delta Time Zone
- GET - Georgia Standard Time
- GST - Gulf Standard Time
- MUT - Mauritius Time
- RET - Reunion Time
- SCT - Seychelles Time
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