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Eastern Time Zone

time zone observing UTC−05:00 during standard time and UTC−04:00 during daylight saving time
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Eastern Time Zone
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Summary

Eastern Time Zone is a standard time zone in North America[1]. It draws 25,713 Wikipedia views per month (standard time zone in north america category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Canada[3], United States[4], Mexico[5], Panama[6], Cuba[7], Jamaica[8], Haiti[9], The Bahamas[10], Cayman Islands[11], Turks and Caicos Islands[12]
  • Shares border with: Atlantic Time Zone[13], Central Time Zone[14]
  • Commons category: Eastern Time (U.S.)[15]
  • Said to be the same as: UTC−05:00[16], UTC−04:00[17], EST5EDT[18]
  • Has part(s): America/Detroit[19], America/Indiana/Indianapolis[20], America/Indiana/Marengo[21], America/Indiana/Petersburg[22], America/Indiana/Vevay[23], America/Indiana/Vincennes[24], America/Indiana/Winamac[25], America/Iqaluit[26], America/Kentucky/Louisville[27], America/Kentucky/Monticello[28], America/New_York[29], America/Pangnirtung[30], America/Toronto[31], America/Winnipeg[32]
  • Short name: HNE[33], HAE[34], ET[35], EST[36], EDT[37]
  • UTC timezone offset: -5 hour[38], -4 hour[39]

Why It Matters

Eastern Time Zone has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Eastern Time Zone. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/eastern-time-zone
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · MapGrid · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → America/Detroit, America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/Indiana/Marengo +12
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s): America/Atikokan"
  2. 3d ago · MapGrid · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → America/Detroit, America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/Indiana/Marengo +12
    Sitelink count → 50
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'az', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'ckb', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'el', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s): America/Winnipeg"
  3. 13w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Instance of → —
    Shares border with → Atlantic Time Zone, Central Time Zone
    Aliases → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||eo, sv, de, en, be, mk, pl, ast, lb, tt, cs, mul */ Cleanup: normalize text; add mul alias ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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