Editing Eastern Time Zone (section)

{{Short description|Time zone in North America}}
{{About|time zone in the Americas|the time zone in Australia|Time in Australia{{!}}Australian Eastern Time}}
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{{Infobox time zone
| title = Eastern Time Zone
| image = timezoneswest.PNG
| caption = {{legend|#ffb69f|Eastern Time Zone}}
| offset = −05:00
| dst offset = −04:00
| initials = EST
| dst initials = EDT
| dst use = parts
}}

The '''Eastern Time Zone''' ('''ET''') is a [[time zone]] encompassing part or all of 23 [[U.S. states|states]] in the eastern part of the [[United States]], parts of eastern [[Canada]], and the state of [[Quintana Roo]] in [[Mexico]].

{{Anchor|EST|Eastern Standard Time}}
{{Anchor|EDT|Eastern Daylight Time}}
* '''Eastern Standard Time''' ('''EST''') is five hours behind [[Coordinated Universal Time]]  ([[UTC−05:00]]). Observed during [[standard time]] (late autumn/winter in the United States and Canada).
* '''Eastern Daylight Time''' ('''EDT''') is four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ([[UTC−04:00]]). Observed during [[daylight saving time]] (spring/summer/early autumn in the United States and Canada).
On the second Sunday in March, at 2:00&nbsp;a.m. EST, clocks are advanced to 3:00&nbsp;a.m. EDT, creating a 23-hour day. On the first Sunday in November, at 2:00&nbsp;a.m. EDT, clocks are moved back to 1:00&nbsp;a.m. EST, which results in a 25-hour day.