TFT to ET Converter
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5:00 pm17:00 TFT (UTC+5), Oct 16, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 16, 2026
TFT is 9 hours ahead of EDT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, TFT is 9 hours ahead of ET. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, TFT is 10 hours ahead of ET.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in TFT correspond to 12:00 am to 9:00 am in ET. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in TFT correspond to 11:00 pm (previous day) to 8:00 am in ET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in TFT correspond to 00:00 to 09:00 in ET. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in TFT correspond to 23:00 (previous day) to 08:00 in ET.
Compare TFT time with ET time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
French Southern and Antarctic Time is 9 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
5:00 pm17:00 in TFT is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT
TFT to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in TFT which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in EDT. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
5:00 pm17:00 French Southern and Antarctic Time (TFT). Offset UTC +5:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
5:00 pm17:00 TFT / 8:00 am08:00 EDT
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French Southern and Antarctic Time
Offset: TFT is 5 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: French Southern Territories
Principal Cities: The largest city in the TFT time zone is Port-aux-Français in the French Southern Territories, with about 45 people.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in French Southern and Antarctic Time (TFT) do not change for daylight saving time, so TFT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
TFT 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 east of the zero meridian.
- Echo - Military abbreviation for TFT
- E - short form of 'Echo'
- ALMT - Alma-Ata Time
- AMST - Armenia Summer Time
- AQTT - Aqtobe Time
- AZST - Azerbaijan Summer Time
- E - Echo Time Zone
- MAWT - Mawson Time
- MVT - Maldives Time
- ORAT - Oral Time
- PKT - Pakistan Standard Time
- QYZT - Qyzylorda Time
- TFT - French Southern and Antarctic Time
- TJT - Tajikistan Time
- TMT - Turkmenistan Time
- UZT - Uzbekistan Time
- YEKT - Yekaterinburg Time
- HMT - Heard and McDonald Islands Time
Eastern Time
Eastern Time (ET) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) in the United States and Canada. ET is not static but switches between EDT and EST.
ET is also used somewhat as a de facto official time for all of the United States because it encompasses 17 U.S. states in the eastern part of the contiguous United States including the capital city Washington D.C., the most populous city New York and half of the country’s population.
In the United States nationally televised programs, evening newscasts, talent and awards shows, and any other nationally televised event that airs live on American television during prime time and on the weekends are broadcast live in the Eastern Time Zone. Major professional sports leagues MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL also provide their game times in Eastern Time, even if teams are from outside of Eastern Time.
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the ET 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
Today the lighter areas are on UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time, EST).
ET 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 ET
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- Eastern Time - UTC -5
- Tiempo del Este - UTC -5
- 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