Difference between revisions of "Eastern Time"

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'''Eastern Time''' (ET) as used on this wiki refers to the US Eastern Time Zone, which is defined as:
 
'''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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* ''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)
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** Daylight Saving Time is observed from the second Sunday in March through the first Sunday in November.
  
 
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.
 
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.

Revision as of 16:19, 5 June 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 from the second Sunday in March through the first Sunday in November.

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.

See also

Wikipedia article on the US Eastern Time Zone