Italy is currently 6 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), which is the time zone for New York and other parts of the U.S. East Coast during daylight saving time

. This is because Italy is in the Central European Summer Time (CEST) zone, which is UTC+2 during daylight saving time, while EDT is UTC-4. To summarize:

• Italy uses Central European Time (CET, UTC+1) in standard time and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) during daylight saving time

• The U.S. Eastern Time Zone is UTC-5 in standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time.
• Therefore, during daylight saving time (which applies in May), Italy is 6 hours ahead of EDT

Since the current date is May 18, 2025, and both Italy and the U.S. East Coast are observing daylight saving time, Italy is 6 hours ahead of EDT.