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Eastern Time Zone (ET) is the time zone for the eastern part of the Americas including the United States, Canada and parts of South America and the Caribbean. ET is five hours behind UTC in winter, which is called Eastern Standard Time (EST). It is four hours behind https://www.wallstreetacademy.net/ UTC during summer Daylight saving time, when it is called Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Most of Canada observes daylight saving time synchronously with the United States, with the exception of Saskatchewan, Yukon,[8] and several other very localized areas.

Those are Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee. View the boundary line between Eastern and Central Time Zones. The eastern standard time zone, includes that part of the United States that is west of 67[deg]30[sec] W. Longitude and east of the boundary line described in Sec. 71.5, and includes all of the State of Maine, but does not include any part of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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The boundaries of the Eastern Time Zone have moved westward since the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) took over time-zone management from railroads in 1938. The easternmost and northernmost counties in Kentucky were added to the zone in the 1940s, and in 1961 most of the state went Eastern. In 2000, Wayne County, on the Tennessee border, switched from Central to Eastern Time.[1] Within the United States, the Eastern Time Zone is the most populous region, with nearly half of the country’s population.

1. The largest city in the Eastern Time Zone is New York City, which is the largest city in the United States.
2. It spans from northern Canada and south to Panama near the equator.
3. Longitude and east of the boundary line described in Sec. 71.5, and includes all of the State of Maine, but does not include any part of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
4. 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.
5. Those are Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee.

In other words, in locations observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) during part of the year, Eastern Time is not static but switches between EDT and EST. The largest city in the Eastern Time Zone is New York City, which is the largest city in the United States.

Eastern Time Zone

Almost half of the population in the USA live in the EST time zone. It spans from northern Canada and south to Panama near the equator. The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico. Eastern Time (ET) is the easternmost time zone in the United States.

In everyday usage, EST is often referred to as Eastern Time (ET) or the Eastern Time Zone. Eastern Standard Time (EST) is the easternmost time zone in the United States. 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.

Eastern Time (ET)

Eastern Time (ET) is a term which refers to the local time in areas observing either Eastern Standard Time(EST) or Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The term Eastern Time (ET) is often used to denote the local time in areas observing either Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) or Eastern Standard Time (EST). 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. Eastern Standard Time (EST) is a standard time zone in use from the first Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March—when Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not in effect. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is used during the remainder of the year.