Difference between revisions of "Eastern Time"
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* ''UTC -5 hours'' during Standard Time — Eastern Standard Time (EST) | * ''UTC -5 hours'' during Standard Time — Eastern Standard Time (EST) | ||
* ''UTC -4 hours'' during Daylight Saving Time — Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) | * ''UTC -4 hours'' during Daylight Saving Time — Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) | ||
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+ | 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) | ||
The New York Stock Exchange, which publishes the opening value of the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] used in the [[algorithm]], opens at 09:30 ET on weekdays, except [[Dow holiday|some federal holidays]]. | The New York Stock Exchange, which publishes the opening value of the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] used in the [[algorithm]], opens at 09:30 ET on weekdays, except [[Dow holiday|some federal holidays]]. |
Revision as of 13:07, 20 August 2008
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)
The New York Stock Exchange, which publishes the opening value of the Dow Jones Industrial Average used in the algorithm, opens at 09:30 ET on weekdays, except some federal holidays.