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About EST
EST (Eastern Standard Time) is a standard time zone observed in parts of North America, including the eastern regions of the United States, Canada, and several countries in the Caribbean. The time zone offset of EST is UTC-05:00, which means it is 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Eastern Standard Time is used during the non-daylight saving period of the year. In regions that observe daylight saving time, clocks are moved forward in spring to Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), which has a UTC offset of UTC-04:00.
EST is observed in major cities such as New York, Washington, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Detroit during the standard time period. It is one of the most widely used time zones in North America.