IANA tz database · zone identifier

America/Grand_Turk

The IANA tz database identifier for Eastern Standard Time in Turks and Caicos Islands. Store this string — not the abbreviation, not the offset — and your timestamps stay correct forever.

UTC-04:00Abbreviation EDTObserves daylight saving
Time in America/Grand_Turk☾ Night
18:57:17
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Offset
UTC-04:00
Abbreviation
EDT
DST
Active

Current offset

UTC-04:00

standard UTC-05:00 · daylight UTC-04:00

Abbreviation

EDT

the daylight-saving form

DST behaviour

Observes

changes clocks twice a year

Country

🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands

ISO 3166: TC · view country page →

Using this identifier

The string to put in your code.

America/Grand_Turk is the identifier to use in code and config for this region. Every modern language, database, and OS resolves it through the same tz database, so the examples here behave identically everywhere.

Avoid storing EDT or -04:00 — abbreviations are ambiguous and fixed offsets can't follow rule changes.

// format a date in this zone
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
timeZone: 'America/Grand_Turk',
dateStyle: 'full', timeStyle: 'long'
}).format(new Date());

Offset & DST behaviour

Two offsets,
every year.

America/Grand_Turk alternates between EST (UTC-05:00) and EDT (UTC-04:00). Right now it is on EDT; clocks fall back on 1 November 2026.

The year at a glance

EST · UTC-05:00EDT · UTC-04:00EST · UTC-05:008 Mar · +1h1 Nov · −1h Jan 2026 Dec

Technical record

The database entry, in full.

source: IANA tz database

IdentifierAmerica/Grand_Turk
ISO country codeTC🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands
Reference coordinates21.47°N, 71.13°Wtz database reference point
Standard offsetUTC-05:00abbreviation EST
Daylight offsetUTC-04:00abbreviation EDT

Where it applies

All of Turks and Caicos Islands, one clock.

Looking for travel-friendly info? See Cockburn Town or Eastern Standard Time.

🇹🇨
Turks and Caicos Islands

45K people, one time zone. The whole country resolves to America/Grand_Turk.

Country page →
🇹🇨 Cockburn Town
18:57
18:57:17 · EDT
pop. 4.1KEST

Related identifiers

Nearby in the database.

Same zone group · Eastern Standard Time

other identifiers keeping EST

Same offset · UTC-04:00

other zones keeping this offset right now

Frequently asked questions

Answers specific to this identifier — generated from the database record. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

What UTC offset is America/Grand_Turk?
America/Grand_Turk is currently UTC-04:00 (EDT). It alternates between UTC-05:00 in winter and UTC-04:00 in summer.
Does America/Grand_Turk observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks fall back at the next transition on 1 November 2026, as they do twice every year.
Which country uses America/Grand_Turk?
Turks and Caicos Islands. The identifier covers the whole country.
Is America/Grand_Turk the same as EST?
America/Grand_Turk is one of the IANA zones that keeps Eastern Standard Time (EST). Use America/Grand_Turk in software — EST is a human-friendly label, not a valid identifier.

Free · Developer API

This zone, as JSON.

Everything on this page — offset, abbreviation, DST rules, coordinates — from one endpoint, always current with the latest tzdb release.

GET /v1/timezones Live

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// this identifier, resolved live
GET /v1/timezones?iana=America/Grand_Turk
{
"iana": "America/Grand_Turk",
"utc_offset": "-04:00",
"abbreviation": "EDT",
"observes_dst": true,
"country": "TC"
}