ET – Eastern Time (Time Zone Abbreviation) | 食品添加物合法業者資訊網

ThetermEasternTime(ET)isoftenusedtodenotethelocaltimeinareasobservingeitherEasternDaylightTime(EDT)orEasternStandardTime(EST).

In other words, in locations observing Daylight Saving Time (DST)[1] during part of the year, Eastern Time is not static but switches between EST and EDT.

Eastern Time (ET) is the easternmost time zone[2] in the United States[3] and the second easternmost in Canada[4].

Almost half of the population in the USA live in the ET time zone. It spans from northern Canada[5] and all the way south to Panama[6] near the Equator.

In North America, Eastern Time shares a border with Atlantic Time[7] (AT) in the east and with Central Time[8] (CT) in the west.

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[9] (DST) begins and ends. Eastern Standard Time[10] is UTC-5, ...