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The 48 Contiguous States:

  • EDT = Eastern Daylight Saving Time = UTC - 4 hrs.
  • EST = Eastern Standard Time = UTC - 5 hrs.
  • CDT = Central Daylight Saving Time = UTC-5 hrs.
  • CST = Central Standard Time = UTC - 6 hrs.
  • MDT = Mountain Daylight Saving Time = UTC - 6 hrs.
  • MST = Mountain Standard Time = UTC - 7 hrs.
  • PDT = Pacific Daylight Saving Time = UTC - 7 hrs.
  • PST = Pacific Standard Time = UTC - 8 hrs.

Alaska & Hawaii:

  • MeST = Metlakatla Standard Time = UTC - 8 hrs.
  • AKDT = Alaska Daylight Saving Time = UTC - 8 hrs.
  • AKST = Alaska Standard Time = UTC - 9 hrs.
  • HADT = Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Saving Time = UTC - 9 hrs.
  • HAST = Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time = UTC - 10 hrs.

The Unincorporated Territories:

  • AST = Atlantic Standard Time = UTC - 4 hrs. (Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands)
  • SST = Samoa Standard Time = UTC - 11 hrs. (American Samoa & Midway)
  • ChST = Chamorro Standard Time = UTC + 10 hrs. (Guam & CNMI)

U.S. Time Zones No Longer In Use:

  • YDT = Yukon Daylight Saving Time = UTC - 8 hrs. (1969-1983)
  • YST = Yukon Standard Time = UTC - 9 hrs. (1900-1983)
  • CAT = Central Alaska Standard Time = UTC - 10 hrs. (1900-1967)
  • AHDT = Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Saving Time = UTC - 9 hrs. (1969-1983)
  • AHST = Alaska-Hawaii Standard Time = UTC - 10 hrs. (1967-1983)
  • HDT = Hawaii Daylight Saving Time = UTC - 9.5 hrs. (1933 & 1942-1945)
  • HST = Hawaii Standard Time = UTC - 10.5 (1896-1947) & UTC - 10 (1947-1967)
  • NST = Nome Standard Time = UTC - 11 hrs. (1900-1967)
  • BDT = Bering Daylight Saving Time = UTC - 10 hrs. (1969-1983)
  • BST = Bering Standard Time = UTC - 11 hrs. (1967-1983)

Year-'round daylight saving time was in effect from February 1942 through September 1945. It was called "War Time" from 1942 to August 1945 and "Peace Time" from mid-August to late September of '45.

  • EWT = Eastern War Time = UTC - 4 hrs.
  • EPT = Eastern Peace Time = UTC - 4 hrs.
  • CWT = Central War Time = UTC - 5 hrs.
  • CPT = Central Peace Time = UTC - 5 hrs.
  • MWT = Mountain War Time = UTC - 6 hrs.
  • MPT = Mountain Peace Time = UTC - 6 hrs.
  • PWT = Pacific War Time = UTC - 7 hrs.
  • PPT = Pacific Peace Time = UTC - 7 hrs.
  • YWT = Yukon War Time = UTC - 8 hrs.
  • YPT = Yukon Peace Time = UTC - 8 hrs.
  • CAWT = Central Alaska War Time = UTC - 9 hrs.
  • CAPT = Central Alaska Peace Time = UTC - 9 hrs.
  • NWT = Nome War Time = UTC - 10 hrs.
  • NPT = Nome Peace Time = UTC - 10 hrs.
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