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CEST
Central European Summer Time
GMT +2
Sun, Oct 4
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
China
CST
Mon, Oct 5
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
PDT
Pacific Daylight Time
GMT -7
Sun, Oct 4
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
EDT
Eastern Daylight Time
GMT -4
Sun, Oct 4
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
United Kingdom
BST
Sun, Oct 4
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
MSK
Moscow Standard Time
GMT +3
Sun, Oct 4
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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6:00 pm18:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 4, 2026 = 12:00 am00:00 CST (UTC+8), Oct 5, 2026 = 9:00 am09:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 4, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 4, 2026 = 5:00 pm17:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 4, 2026 = 7:00 pm19:00 MSK (UTC+3), Oct 4, 2026

CEST is 6 hours behind Beijing. CEST is 9 hours ahead of PDT. CEST is 6 hours ahead of EDT. CEST is 1 hour ahead of London. CEST is 1 hour behind MSK.

How the time difference changes

CEST to Beijing

For most of the year, CEST is 6 hours behind Beijing. At other times of the year, CET is 7 hours behind Beijing.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in Beijing. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 4:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in Beijing.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CEST correspond to 15:00 to 23:00 in Beijing. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 16:00 to 00:00 (next day) in Beijing.

CEST to PDT

For most of the year, CEST is 9 hours ahead of PDT. At other times of the year, CET is 9 hours ahead of PST or CET is 8 hours ahead of PDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST correspond to 12:00 am to 8:00 am in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 12:00 am to 8:00 am in PST or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 1:00 am to 9:00 am in PDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CEST correspond to 00:00 to 08:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 00:00 to 08:00 in PST or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 01:00 to 09:00 in PDT.

CEST to EDT

For most of the year, CEST is 6 hours ahead of EDT. At other times of the year, CET is 6 hours ahead of EST or CET is 5 hours ahead of EDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST correspond to 3:00 am to 11:00 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 3:00 am to 11:00 am in EST or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 4:00 am to 12:00 pm in EDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CEST correspond to 03:00 to 11:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 03:00 to 11:00 in EST or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 04:00 to 12:00 in EDT.

CEST to London

For most of the year, CEST is 1 hour ahead of London. At other times of the year, CET is 1 hour ahead of London.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in London. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in London.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CEST correspond to 08:00 to 16:00 in London. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 08:00 to 16:00 in London.

CEST to MSK

For most of the year, CEST is 1 hour behind MSK. At other times of the year, CET is 2 hours behind MSK.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CEST correspond to 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in MSK. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET correspond to 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in MSK.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CEST correspond to 10:00 to 18:00 in MSK. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CET correspond to 11:00 to 19:00 in MSK.

Compare CEST time with Beijing, PDT, EDT, London, and MSK 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 6 hours behind CST (China Standard Time). Central European Summer Time is 9 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time. Central European Summer Time is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time. Central European Summer Time is 1 hour ahead of BST (British Summer Time). Central European Summer Time is 1 hour behind Moscow Standard Time.
6:00 pm18:00 in CEST is 12:00 am00:00 in Beijing, China and is 9:00 am09:00 in PDT and is 12:00 pm12:00 in EDT and is 5:00 pm17:00 in London, United Kingdom and is 7:00 pm19:00 in MSK

CEST to Beijing call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in CEST which corresponds to 3pm-5pm15:00-17:00 in Beijing
CEST to PDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in CEST which corresponds to 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in PDT
CEST to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-5pm15:00-17:00 in CEST which corresponds to 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in EDT
CEST to London call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-5pm10:00-17:00 in CEST which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in London
CEST to MSK call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in CEST which corresponds to 10am-5pm10:00-17:00 in MSK

6:00 pm18:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
12:00 am00:00 CST (China Standard Time) (Beijing, China). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
9:00 am09:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
12:00 pm12:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
5:00 pm17:00 BST (British Summer Time) (London, United Kingdom). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
7:00 pm19:00 Moscow Standard Time (MSK). Offset UTC +3:00 hours

6:00 pm18:00 CEST / 12:00 am00:00 Beijing, China / 9:00 am09:00 PDT / 12:00 pm12:00 EDT / 5:00 pm17:00 London, United Kingdom / 7:00 pm19:00 MSK

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

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

Beijing Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CST - China Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+8:00 hours during China Standard Time, currently in use.

Beijing Facts

Country
China
Alternative Names
BJS, Bac Kinh, Baek-ging, Baekging, Behehzhin, Beijing, Beijing Shi, Beising, Beixin, Beixín, Bejdzing, Bejdżing, Bejing, Beyjing, Beȝcinȝ, Báe̤k-gĭng, Béising, Bắc Kinh, Pechin, Pechino, Pechinu, Pechinum, Pecinum, Pei-ching, Pei-ching-shih, Pei-p'ing, Pei-p'ing-shih, Peken, Pekin, Pekin', Pekina, Pekinas, Peking, Pekini, Pekino, Pekín, Pekîn, Peping, Pequim, Pequin, Pequín, Pet-kin, Pet-kîn, Peycing, Pikkin, Pèquin, Pékin, Péqùin, Péycing, be'ijim, be'ijina, be'ijinga, bei jing, bei jing shi, beidjin, beijing, bijiga, bijing, bijinga, bkyn, buggyeong, byjng, bykyn, byyg'yng, byyzsyng, pakking, peyjin, pkn, Πεκίνο, Бейжің, Бээжин, Бәәҗң балһсн, Пекин, Пекинг, Пекін, Пекінґ, Պեկին, בייג'ינג, בייזשינג, بكين, بيكين, بیجنگ, بېجینګ, بېيجىڭ, بېيجىڭ شەھىرى, پکن, پێکەن, ބީޖިންގ, बीजिंग, बेइजिङ, বেইজিং, ਬੀਜਿੰਗ, બેઇજિંગ, பெய்ஜிங், బీజింగ్, ಬೀಜಿಂಗ್, ബെയ്‌ജിങ്ങ്‌, බෙයිජිං, ปักกิ่ง, པེ་ཅིང་གྲོང་ཁྱེར།, ပေကျင်းမြို့, პეკინი, ቤዪጂንግ, ប៉េកាំង, 北京, 北京市, 베이징, 북경
Population
18,960,744
Currency
Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Geographic Coordinates
39° 54' N Latitude / 116° 23' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+86

Pacific Daylight Time

Offset: PDT is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PDT time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.821 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tijuana, San Diego, Mexicali, San Jose.

French: HAP - Heure Avancée du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Zona Noroeste

PDT Time Zone Geo Map
PDT timezone map

Daylight Saving: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Pacific Standard Time (PST).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

PDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -07 - basic short
  • -0700 - basic
  • -07:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0700 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (07) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of seven hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Tango - Military abbreviation for PDT
  • T - short form of 'Tango'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Ensenada
  • America/Los_Angeles
  • America/Santa_Isabel
  • America/Tijuana
  • America/Vancouver
  • Canada/Pacific
  • Mexico/BajaNorte
  • PST8PDT
  • US/Pacific
Time zones with the GMT -7 offset:
  • MST - Mountain Standard Time
  • PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
  • YST - Yukon Standard Time
  • T - Tango Time Zone

Eastern Daylight Time

Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks & Caicos Is, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens, Montreal.

French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

EDT Time Zone Geo Map
EDT timezone map

Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -04 - basic short
  • -0400 - basic
  • -04:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST5EDT
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -4 offset:
  • AST - Atlantic Standard Time
  • EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
  • AMT - Amazon Time
  • BOT - Bolivia Time
  • CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
  • CLT - Chile Standard Time
  • FKT - Falkland Island Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • PYT - Paraguay Time
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time

London Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
BST - British Summer Time
GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+1:00 hours during British Summer Time, currently in use.
+0:00 hours during Greenwich Mean Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourSunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 01:00 local time. DST starts annually on the last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 02:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves backward for one hourSunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST ends annually on the last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 1:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 01:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

London Facts

Country
United Kingdom
Alternative Names
ILondon, LON, Lakana, Landan, Landen, Ljondan, Llundain, Lodoni, Londain, Londan, Londar, Londe, Londen, Londin, Londinium, Londino, Londn, London, London osh, Londona, Londonas, Londoni, Londono, Londons, Londonu, Londra, Londres, Londrez, Londri, Londro, Londye, Londyn, Londýn, Lonn, Lontoo, Loundres, Luan GJon, Lun-tun, Lunden, Lundra, Lundun, Lundunir, Lundúnir, Lung-dung, Lunnainn, Lunnin, Lunnon, Luân Đôn, Lùn-tûn, Lùng-dŭng, Lûn-tun, Lākana, Lůndůn, Lọndọnu, Ranana, Rānana, ilantan, ladana, landan, landana, leondeon, lndn, london, londoni, lun dui, lun dun, lwndwn, lxndxn, rondon, Łondra, Λονδίνο, Лондан, Лондон, Лондон ош, Лондонъ, Лёндан, Լոնդոն, לאנדאן, לונדון, لأندأن, لندن, لوندون, لەندەن, ܠܘܢܕܘܢ, लंडन, लंदन, लण्डन, लन्डन्, लन्दन, লন্ডন, ਲੰਡਨ, લંડન, ଲଣ୍ଡନ, இலண்டன், లండన్, ಲಂಡನ್, ലണ്ടൻ, ලන්ඩන්, ลอนดอน, ລອນດອນ, ལོན་ཊོན།, လန်ဒန်မြို့, ლონდონი, ለንደን, ᎫᎴ ᏗᏍᎪᏂᎯᏱ, ロンドン, 伦敦, 倫敦, 런던
Population
8,961,989
Currency
Pound (GBP)
Geographic Coordinates
51° 30' N Latitude / 0° 07' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+44

Moscow Standard Time

Offset: MSK is 3 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries using this time zone: Russia, Ukraine

Principal Cities: The largest city in the MSK time zone is Moscow in Russia, with about 10.381 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Saint Petersburg, Nizhniy Novgorod, Kazan, Rostov na Donu.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Moscow Standard Time (MSK) do not change for daylight saving time, so MSK stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

MSK Time Zone Geo Map
MSK timezone map

MSK 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 MSK
  • C - short form of 'Charlie'
IANA/Olson: Reflects MSK time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Europe/Kirov
  • Europe/Moscow
  • Europe/Simferopol
  • Europe/Volgograd
  • W-SU
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