🕰️ Summary of ET (Eastern Time)
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is the most populous time zone in North America, covering the eastern United States, eastern Canada, and parts of the Caribbean and South America.
Key Points
- Offsets (DST): Standard time is EST (UTC−05:00) and daylight time is EDT (UTC−04:00).
- DST Schedule: Daylight Saving Time runs from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November in areas that observe it.
- Usage Area (US): Fully covers 17 states (including New York, Ohio, Georgia, and Maine) and partially covers 6 others (such as Florida, Michigan, Indiana, and Tennessee).
- Usage Area (Canada): Covers most of Ontario, Quebec, and parts of Nunavut.
- Usage Area (Caribbean and South America): Some Caribbean nations (e.g., Jamaica, The Bahamas) and countries like Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador use UTC−05:00 year-round with no DST.
Source: Wikipedia