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'''Eastern Time''' (ET) in the United States is defined as:
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'''Eastern Time''' (ET), as used on this wiki, refers to the US Eastern Time Zone, which is defined as:
* UTC -5 hours during Standard Time
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* '''[[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] -5 hours''' during Standard Time — Eastern Standard Time (EST)
* UTC -4 hours during Daylight Saving Time (second Sunday in March - first Sunday in November)
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* '''UTC -4 hours''' during Daylight Saving Time — Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
  
The New York Stock Exchange, which publishes the opening value of the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] used in the [[algorithm]], opens at 9:30am ET on most weekdays.
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Daylight Saving Time is observed in the US Eastern Time Zone:
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* ''Begins'' at 02:00 EST on the second Sunday in March (becomes 03:00 EDT)
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* ''Ends'' at 02:00 EDT on the first Sunday in November (becomes 01:00 EST)
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'''Currently, ''{{ETzone|{{#time:Y-m-d|{{CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}}}}}'' is in use.'''
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== Effect on Geohashing ==
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The New York Stock Exchange, which publishes the opening value of the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]], opens at '''09:30 ET''' on weekdays, except [[Dow holiday|some federal holidays]].
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* This is '''13:30 [[UTC]]''' from March to November, and
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* This is '''14:30 UTC''' from November to March.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
[[wikipedia:Eastern Time Zone|Wikipedia article on the US Eastern Time Zone]]
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* [[wikipedia:Eastern Time Zone|Wikipedia article on the US Eastern Time Zone]]
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* [[Coordinated Universal Time]]
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[[Category:Definitions]]

Latest revision as of 03:53, 21 April 2009

Eastern Time (ET), as used on this wiki, refers to the US Eastern Time Zone, which is defined as:

  • UTC -5 hours during Standard Time — Eastern Standard Time (EST)
  • UTC -4 hours during Daylight Saving Time — Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Daylight Saving Time is observed in the US Eastern Time Zone:

  • Begins at 02:00 EST on the second Sunday in March (becomes 03:00 EDT)
  • Ends at 02:00 EDT on the first Sunday in November (becomes 01:00 EST)

Currently, EST is in use.

Effect on Geohashing

The New York Stock Exchange, which publishes the opening value of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, opens at 09:30 ET on weekdays, except some federal holidays.

  • This is 13:30 UTC from March to November, and
  • This is 14:30 UTC from November to March.

See also