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3:30 pm15:30 C (UTC+3), Oct 25, 2026 = 3:30 pm15:30 EEST (UTC+3), Oct 25, 2026

C and EEST have the same local time.

C and EEST examples

These examples always use C (UTC+3) and EEST (UTC+3). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

C and EEST have the same local time.

How the time difference changes

C and EEST Africa have the same time year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in C correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EEST Africa.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in C correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in EEST Africa.

Compare C time with EEST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Charlie Time Zone and Eastern European Summer Time have the same local time.
3:30 pm15:30 in C is 3:30 pm15:30 in EEST

C to EEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in C which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in EEST

3:30 pm15:30 Charlie Time Zone (C). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
3:30 pm15:30 Eastern European Summer Time (EEST). Offset UTC +3:00 hours

3:30 pm15:30 C / 3:30 pm15:30 EEST

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Charlie Time Zone

Offset: C is 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Åland Islands, Antarctica, Bahrain, Belarus, Bulgaria, Comoros, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Madagascar, Mayotte, Moldova, Palestinian Territory, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Yemen

Principal Cities: The largest city in the C time zone is Istanbul in Turkey, with about 15.702 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Moscow, Cairo, Baghdad, Dar es Salaam.

Daylight Saving: Some places on Charlie Time Zone (C) keep the same time all year, while others use C for only part of the year and change their clocks for daylight saving time; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Map of the areas on Charlie Time Zone (C)
C all year C part of the year

Today some of the lighter areas are on UTC+2 (EET, Israel Standard Time).

C representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +03 - basic short
  • +0300 - basic
  • +03:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Charlie - Military abbreviation for C
  • C - short form of 'Charlie'
Time zones with the GMT +3 offset:
  • EEST - Eastern European Summer Time
  • MSK - Moscow Standard Time
  • AST - Arabia Standard Time
  • C - Charlie Time Zone
  • EAT - Eastern Africa Time
  • FET - Further Eastern European Time
  • IDT - Israel Daylight Time
  • TRT - Turkey Time

Eastern European Summer Time

Offset: EEST is 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Åland Islands, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Moldova, Palestinian Territory, Romania, Ukraine

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EEST time zone is Cairo in Egypt, with about 9.607 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Alexandria, Giza, Kyiv, Beirut.

Daylight Saving: Some places on Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) keep the same time all year, while others use EEST for only part of the year and change their clocks for daylight saving time; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Map of the areas on Eastern European Summer Time (EEST)
EEST part of the year

Today some of the shaded areas are on UTC+2 (EET).

EEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +03 - basic short
  • +0300 - basic
  • +03:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Charlie - Military abbreviation for EEST
  • C - short form of 'Charlie'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Cairo
  • Asia/Beirut
  • Asia/Famagusta
  • Asia/Gaza
  • Asia/Hebron
  • Asia/Nicosia
  • EET
  • Egypt
  • Europe/Athens
  • Europe/Bucharest
  • Europe/Chisinau
  • Europe/Helsinki
  • Europe/Kiev
  • Europe/Kyiv
  • Europe/Mariehamn
  • Europe/Nicosia
  • Europe/Riga
  • Europe/Sofia
  • Europe/Tallinn
  • Europe/Tiraspol
  • Europe/Uzhgorod
  • Europe/Vilnius
  • Europe/Zaporozhye
Time zones with the GMT +3 offset:
  • EEST - Eastern European Summer Time
  • MSK - Moscow Standard Time
  • AST - Arabia Standard Time
  • C - Charlie Time Zone
  • EAT - Eastern Africa Time
  • FET - Further Eastern European Time
  • IDT - Israel Daylight Time
  • TRT - Turkey Time