EDT

American

Or E.D.T.

Eastern daylight-saving time.

EDT British

abbreviation

Eastern Daylight Time

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EDT

EDT on October 15, docking at the space-facing port of the station's Harmony module.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Please join us for the Amicus Plus Breakfast Table on Friday, July 10, at noon EDT!

From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026

EDT Friday, one or both will get into the field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

EDT, an hour later than in March and two hours later than in January.

From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026

EDT, and were held there until March 12.

From An Experimental Translocation of the Eastern Timber Wolf by Richard A. Hook

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