ET is used to denote the local time in areas that observe both Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). It is essential to understand that EST and EDT refer to different time zones because Eastern Standard Time is five hours behind the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). More @Wikipedia
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