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This converter uses GMT+12 (UTC+12), as in Norfolk.

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2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 18, 2026 = 12:00 am00:00 GMT+12 (UTC+12), Oct 19, 2026

CEST is 10 hours behind GMT+12.

CEST and NFT examples

These examples always use CEST (UTC+2) and NFT (UTC+11). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

CEST is 9 hours behind NFT.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, CEST is 9 hours behind NFT, CEST is 10 hours behind GMT+12, or CET is 11 hours behind GMT+12.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 6:00 pm to 3:00 am (next day) in NFT, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 7:00 pm to 4:00 am (next day) in GMT+12, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 8:00 pm to 5:00 am (next day) in GMT+12.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 18:00 to 03:00 (next day) in NFT, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 19:00 to 04:00 (next day) in GMT+12, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 20:00 to 05:00 (next day) in GMT+12.

Compare CEST time with NFT 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 10 hours behind Norfolk Island Daylight Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in CEST is 12:00 am00:00 in GMT+12

CEST to GMT+12 call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in CEST which corresponds to 6pm-7pm18:00-19:00 in GMT+12. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
12:00 am00:00 Norfolk Island Daylight Time (GMT+12). Offset UTC +12:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 12:00 am00:00 GMT+12

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Central European Summer Time

Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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

Map of the areas on Central European Summer Time (CEST)
CEST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CEST.

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).

123456789101112Start: 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.

123456789101112End: 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

Norfolk Time

Offset: NFT is 11 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Norfolk Island

Principal Cities: The largest city in the NFT time zone is Kingston in Norfolk Island, with about 880 people.

Map of the areas on Norfolk Time (NFT)
NFT part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC+12.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Norfolk Island Daylight Time (GMT+12).

123456789101112End: Norfolk Time (NFT) ended on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, October 4, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Sunday of October.

123456789101112Start: Norfolk Time (NFT) starts on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.

See Norfolk Island daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

NFT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +11 - basic short
  • +1100 - basic
  • +11:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (11) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eleven hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Lima - Military abbreviation for NFT
  • L - short form of 'Lima'
Time zones with the GMT +11 offset:
  • AEDT - Australian Eastern Daylight Time
  • BST - Bougainville Standard Time
  • KOST - Kosrae Time
  • L - Lima Time Zone
  • LHDT - Lord Howe Daylight Time
  • MAGT - Magadan Time
  • NCT - New Caledonia Time
  • NFT - Norfolk Time
  • PONT - Pohnpei Standard Time
  • SBT - Solomon Islands Time
  • VLAST - Vladivostok Summer Time
  • VUT - Vanuatu Time