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5 Pm Eastern Time Is What Central Time

Also known as: Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Time zone map of EST

Currently observing EST.
Areas with same time currently (UTC -5).

Currently observing EST – Eastern Standard Time.
Currently has same time zone offset as EST (UTC -5) but different time zone name.

The term Eastern Time (ET) is often used to denote the local time in areas observing either Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

In other words, in locations observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) during part of the year, Eastern Time is not static but switches between EST and EDT.

Eastern Time UTC Offset

  • Eastern Standard Time is 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

  • Eastern Daylight Time is 4 hours behind UTC.

See Time Zone Map

What Is Eastern Time?

Eastern Time (ET) is the easternmost time zone in the United States and the second easternmost in Canada.

Almost half of the population in the USA live in the ET time zone. It spans from northern Canada and all the way south to Panama near the Equator.

In North America, Eastern Time shares a border with Atlantic Time (AT) in the east and with Central Time (CT) in the west.

What Does ET Time Zone Mean?

Unlike other time zone denominations, which have a fixed time, Eastern Time refers to a geographical area where the time changes twice yearly as Daylight Saving Time (DST) begins and ends. Eastern Standard Time is UTC-5, while Eastern Daylight Time is UTC-4.

Most North American time zones also have generic terms, including Pacific Time (PT), Mountain Time (MT), Central Time (CT), and Atlantic Time (AT).

Converting Eastern Time to Other US Time Zones

  • Eastern Time (ET) is 1 hour ahead of Central Time (CT).
    To convert ET to CT, you have to subtract one hour.
  • Eastern Time (ET) is 2 hours ahead of Mountain Time (MT).
    To convert ET to MT, you have to subtract two hours.
  • Eastern Time (ET) is 3 hours ahead of Pacific Time (PT).
    To convert ET to PT, you have to subtract three hours.

Time Zone Converter: UTC to ET

Where and when is Eastern Time observed?

North America

U.S. states using EST in the winter and EDT in the summer

  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • District of Columbia
  • Florida - Southern/Eastern parts Show
  • Georgia
  • Indiana - all except for these north-western counties near Chicago (Lake, Porter, La Porte, Newton, Jasper, Starke) and these south-western counties in Indiana near Evansville Show
  • Kentucky - eastern parts Show
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan - most except these western counties Show
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee - eastern counties Show
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia

Canadian provinces/territories using EST in the winter and EDT in the summer

  • Nunavut - most of it Show
  • Ontario - most parts east of 90 West and two communities west of 90 West Show
  • Quebec - most of it Show

Caribbean

Caribbean countries using EST in the winter and EDT in the summer

  • Bahamas
  • Haiti

EST all year round

Some locations, such as the ones below don't switch and are in EST all year long.

North America

Canadian provinces/territories using EST all year

  • Nunavut - Southampton Island only (Coral Harbour)

Mexican states using EST all year

  • Quintana Roo

Caribbean

Caribbean countries using EST all year

  • Cayman Islands
  • Jamaica

Central America

Central American countries using EST all year

  • Panama

5 Pm Eastern Time Is What Central Time

Source: https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/et