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CEST
Central European Summer Time
GMT +2
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Australia
ACST
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2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 9, 2026 = 9:30 pm21:30 ACST (UTC+9:30), Oct 9, 2026

CEST is 7 hours and 30 minutes behind Alice Springs.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, CEST is 7 hours and 30 minutes behind Alice Springs. At other times of the year, CET is 8 hours and 30 minutes behind Alice Springs.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST correspond to 4:30 pm to 12:30 am (next day) in Alice Springs. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 5:30 pm to 1:30 am (next day) in Alice Springs.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CEST correspond to 16:30 to 00:30 (next day) in Alice Springs. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 17:30 to 01:30 (next day) in Alice Springs.

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

Time Difference

Central European Summer Time is 7 hours and 30 minutes behind ACST (Australian Central Standard Time).
2:00 pm14:00 in CEST is 9:30 pm21:30 in Alice Springs, Australia

CEST to Alice Springs call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-9:30am09:00-09:30 in CEST which corresponds to 4:30pm-5pm16:30-17:00 in Alice Springs

2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
9:30 pm21:30 ACST (Australian Central Standard Time) (Alice Springs, Australia). Offset UTC +9:30 hours

2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 9:30 pm21:30 Alice Springs, Australia

CESTAlice Springs, Australia
12:00am7:30am
1:00am8:30am
2:00am9:30am
3:00am10:30am
4:00am11:30am
5:00am12:30pm
6:00am1:30pm
7:00am2:30pm
8:00am3:30pm
9:00am4:30pm
10:00am5:30pm
11:00am6:30pm
12:00pm7:30pm
1:00pm8:30pm
2:00pm9:30pm
3:00pm10:30pm
4:00pm11:30pm
5:00pm12:30am
6:00pm1:30am
7:00pm2:30am
8:00pm3:30am
9:00pm4:30am
10:00pm5:30am
11:00pm6:30am
00:0007:30
01:0008:30
02:0009:30
03:0010:30
04:0011:30
05:0012:30
06:0013:30
07:0014:30
08:0015:30
09:0016:30
10:0017:30
11:0018:30
12:0019:30
13:0020:30
14:0021:30
15:0022:30
16:0023:30
17:0000:30
18:0001:30
19:0002:30
20:0003:30
21:0004:30
22:0005:30
23:0006:30

Central European Summer Time

Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.

German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

CEST Time Zone Geo Map
CEST timezone map

Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central European Time (CET).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Arctic/Longyearbyen
  • Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
  • CET
  • Europe/Amsterdam
  • Europe/Andorra
  • Europe/Belgrade
  • Europe/Berlin
  • Europe/Bratislava
  • Europe/Brussels
  • Europe/Budapest
  • Europe/Busingen
  • Europe/Copenhagen
  • Europe/Gibraltar
  • Europe/Ljubljana
  • Europe/Luxembourg
  • Europe/Madrid
  • Europe/Malta
  • Europe/Monaco
  • Europe/Oslo
  • Europe/Paris
  • Europe/Podgorica
  • Europe/Prague
  • Europe/Rome
  • Europe/San_Marino
  • Europe/Sarajevo
  • Europe/Skopje
  • Europe/Stockholm
  • Europe/Tirane
  • Europe/Vaduz
  • Europe/Vatican
  • Europe/Vienna
  • Europe/Warsaw
  • Europe/Zagreb
  • Europe/Zurich
  • MET
  • Poland
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time

Alice Springs Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
ACST - Australian Central Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+9:30 hours during Australian Central Standard Time, currently in use.

Alice Springs Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
ASP, Alice Springs, Alice Springs Region, Alis Springs, Alis-Springs, Alisspringsa, Elis Springsas, Springs, Stuart, aelliseuseupeulingseu, ai li si ping, ai li si quan, alys aspryngz, arisusupuringusu, ayls sprngz, Алис Спрингс, Алис-Спрингс, Аліс-Спрінгс, אליס ספרינגס, آلیس اسپرینگز, ایلس سپرنگز, ॲलिस स्प्रिंग्ज, ალის-სპრინგსი, アリススプリングス, 愛麗斯泉, 愛麗絲坪, 앨리스스프링스
Population
25,912
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
23° 41' S Latitude / 133° 53' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61