diff --git a/man/man5/TZ.5 b/man/man5/TZ.5
index bf5456329..40bd7db9f 100644
--- a/man/man5/TZ.5
+++ b/man/man5/TZ.5
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ The eastern european time zones also have the changeovers at the same
 absolute time as British time and CET.
 .PP
 U.S. Eastern Standard Time, 5 hours west from Greenwich, daylight saving
-starts on the first Sunday in April at 2 AM and ends on the last Sunday in
-October at 2 AM:
+starts on the second Sunday in March at 2 AM and ends on the first Sunday
+in November at 2 AM:
 .PP
 .RS
-.B TZ=EST5EDT,M4.1.0/2,M10.5.0/2
+.B TZ=EST5EDT,M3.2.0/2,M11.1.0/2
 .RE
 .PP
 It shouldn't surprise you that daylight saving in New Zealand is observed