Eastern Time UTC Offset. Eastern Standard Time is 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Eastern Daylight Time is 4 hours behind UTC. See Time Zone Map. What Is Eastern Time? Eastern Time (ET) is the easternmost time zone in the United States. It is also used in Canada. Almost half of the population in the USA live in the ET time zone. More @Wikipedia
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