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CET/CEST
Central European Time
UTC+1
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12pm
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9pm
Central Europe is on standard time: CET (UTC+1) until Sun, Mar 28, 2027.
Keep CEST (UTC+2)
SAST
South Africa Standard Time
UTC+2
1h ahead
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3am
6am
9am
12pm
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6pm
9pm
IST
India Standard Time
UTC+5:30
4h 30m ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
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6pm
9pm
BRT
Brasilia Time
UTC−3
4h behind
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3am
6am
9am
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3pm
6pm
9pm
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
UTC+0
1h behind
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3am
6am
9am
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3pm
6pm
9pm
MST/MDT
Mountain Standard Time
UTC−7
8h behind
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3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Mountain Time is on standard time: MST (UTC−7) until Sun, Mar 14, 2027.
Keep MDT (UTC−6)
AST
Atlantic Standard Time
UTC−4
5h behind
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3am
6am
9am
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6pm
9pm
PST
Pacific Standard Time
UTC−8
9h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
EST
Eastern Standard Time
UTC−5
6h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CST
Central Standard Time
UTC−6
7h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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5:30 pm17:30 CET (UTC+1), Nov 1, 2026 = 6:30 pm18:30 SAST (UTC+2), Nov 1, 2026 = 10:00 pm22:00 IST (UTC+5:30), Nov 1, 2026 = 1:30 pm13:30 BRT (UTC-3), Nov 1, 2026 = 4:30 pm16:30 UTC (UTC+0), Nov 1, 2026 = 9:30 am09:30 MST (UTC-7), Nov 1, 2026 = 12:30 pm12:30 AST (UTC-4), Nov 1, 2026 = 8:30 am08:30 PST (UTC-8), Nov 1, 2026 = 11:30 am11:30 EST (UTC-5), Nov 1, 2026 = 10:30 am10:30 CST (UTC-6), Nov 1, 2026

CET is 1 hour behind SAST. CET is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. CET is 4 hours ahead of BRT. CET is 1 hour ahead of UTC. CET is 8 hours ahead of MST. CET is 5 hours ahead of AST. CET is 9 hours ahead of PST. CET is 6 hours ahead of EST. CET is 7 hours ahead of CST.

How the time difference changes

CEST to SAST

For most of the year, CEST and SAST have the same time. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, CET is 1 hour behind SAST.

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

CEST to IST

For most of the year, CEST is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, CET is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 12:30 pm to 9:30 pm in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 1:30 pm to 10:30 pm in IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 12:30 to 21:30 in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 13:30 to 22:30 in IST.

CEST to BRT

For most of the year, CEST is 5 hours ahead of BRT. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, CET is 4 hours ahead of BRT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 4:00 am to 1:00 pm in BRT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 5:00 am to 2:00 pm in BRT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 04:00 to 13:00 in BRT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 05:00 to 14:00 in BRT.

CEST to UTC

For most of the year, CEST is 2 hours ahead of UTC. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, CET is 1 hour ahead of UTC.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in UTC. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in UTC.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in UTC. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in UTC.

CEST to MDT

For most of the year, CEST is 8 hours ahead of MDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CET is 8 hours ahead of MST. From Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, CET is 7 hours ahead of MDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 1:00 am to 10:00 am in MDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 1:00 am to 10:00 am in MST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in MDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 01:00 to 10:00 in MDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 01:00 to 10:00 in MST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in MDT.

CEST to AST

For most of the year, CEST is 5 hours ahead of ADT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CET is 5 hours ahead of AST. From Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, CET is 4 hours ahead of ADT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 4:00 am to 1:00 pm in ADT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 4:00 am to 1:00 pm in AST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 5:00 am to 2:00 pm in ADT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 04:00 to 13:00 in ADT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 04:00 to 13:00 in AST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 05:00 to 14:00 in ADT.

CEST to PST

For most of the year, CEST is 9 hours ahead of PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CET is 9 hours ahead of PST. From Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, CET is 8 hours ahead of PDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 12:00 am to 9:00 am in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 12:00 am to 9:00 am in PST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 1:00 am to 10:00 am in PDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 00:00 to 09:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 00:00 to 09:00 in PST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 01:00 to 10:00 in PDT.

CEST to EST

For most of the year, CEST is 6 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CET is 6 hours ahead of EST. From Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, CET is 5 hours ahead of EDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 3:00 am to 12:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 3:00 am to 12:00 pm in EST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 4:00 am to 1:00 pm in EDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 03:00 to 12:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 03:00 to 12:00 in EST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 04:00 to 13:00 in EDT.

CEST to CST

For most of the year, CEST is 7 hours ahead of CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CET is 7 hours ahead of CST. From Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, CET is 6 hours ahead of CDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in CST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 3:00 am to 12:00 pm in CDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in CST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 03:00 to 12:00 in CDT.

Compare CEST time with SAST, IST, BRT, UTC, MDT, AST, PST, EST, and CST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Central European Time is 1 hour behind South Africa Standard Time. Central European Time is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time. Central European Time is 4 hours ahead of Brasilia Time. Central European Time is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Time is 8 hours ahead of Mountain Standard Time. Central European Time is 5 hours ahead of Atlantic Standard Time. Central European Time is 9 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time. Central European Time is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. Central European Time is 7 hours ahead of Central Standard Time.
5:30 pm17:30 in CET is 6:30 pm18:30 in SAST and is 10:00 pm22:00 in IST and is 1:30 pm13:30 in BRT and is 4:30 pm16:30 in UTC and is 9:30 am09:30 in MST and is 12:30 pm12:30 in AST and is 8:30 am08:30 in PST and is 11:30 am11:30 in EST and is 10:30 am10:30 in CST

CET to SAST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in CET which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in SAST
CET to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-1:30pm09:00-13:30 in CET which corresponds to 1:30pm-6pm13:30-18:00 in IST
CET to BRT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 1pm-6pm13:00-18:00 in CET which corresponds to 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in BRT
CET to UTC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in CET which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in UTC
CET to MST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in CET which corresponds to 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in MST
CET to AST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 2pm-6pm14:00-18:00 in CET which corresponds to 9am-1pm09:00-13:00 in AST
CET to PST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in CET which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in PST. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
CET to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in CET which corresponds to 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in EST
CET to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in CET which corresponds to 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in CST

5:30 pm17:30 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
6:30 pm18:30 South Africa Standard Time (SAST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
10:00 pm22:00 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
1:30 pm13:30 Brasilia Time (BRT). Offset UTC -3:00 hours
4:30 pm16:30 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
9:30 am09:30 Mountain Standard Time (MST). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
12:30 pm12:30 Atlantic Standard Time (AST). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
8:30 am08:30 Pacific Standard Time (PST). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
11:30 am11:30 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
10:30 am10:30 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours

5:30 pm17:30 CET / 6:30 pm18:30 SAST / 10:00 pm22:00 IST / 1:30 pm13:30 BRT / 4:30 pm16:30 UTC / 9:30 am09:30 MST / 12:30 pm12:30 AST / 8:30 am08:30 PST / 11:30 am11:30 EST / 10:30 am10:30 CST

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Hourly time comparison
CETSASTISTBRTUTCMSTASTPSTESTCST
1:00am4:30am8:00pm previous day11:00pm previous day5:00pm previous day MDT UTC-68:00pm previous day ADT UTC-34:00pm previous day PDT UTC-77:00pm previous day EDT UTC-46:00pm previous day CDT UTC-5
2:00am5:30am9:00pm previous day12:00am6:00pm previous day MDT UTC-69:00pm previous day ADT UTC-35:00pm previous day PDT UTC-78:00pm previous day EDT UTC-47:00pm previous day CDT UTC-5
3:00am6:30am10:00pm previous day1:00am7:00pm previous day MDT UTC-610:00pm previous day ADT UTC-36:00pm previous day PDT UTC-79:00pm previous day EDT UTC-48:00pm previous day CDT UTC-5
4:00am7:30am11:00pm previous day2:00am8:00pm previous day MDT UTC-611:00pm previous day ADT UTC-37:00pm previous day PDT UTC-710:00pm previous day EDT UTC-49:00pm previous day CDT UTC-5
5:00am8:30am12:00am3:00am9:00pm previous day MDT UTC-612:00am ADT UTC-38:00pm previous day PDT UTC-711:00pm previous day EDT UTC-410:00pm previous day CDT UTC-5
6:00am9:30am1:00am4:00am10:00pm previous day MDT UTC-61:00am ADT UTC-39:00pm previous day PDT UTC-712:00am EDT UTC-411:00pm previous day CDT UTC-5
7:00am10:30am2:00am5:00am11:00pm previous day MDT UTC-61:00am10:00pm previous day PDT UTC-71:00am EDT UTC-412:00am CDT UTC-5
8:00am11:30am3:00am6:00am12:00am MDT UTC-62:00am11:00pm previous day PDT UTC-71:00am1:00am CDT UTC-5
9:00am12:30pm4:00am7:00am1:00am MDT UTC-63:00am12:00am PDT UTC-72:00am1:00am
10:00am1:30pm5:00am8:00am1:00am4:00am1:00am PDT UTC-73:00am2:00am
11:00am2:30pm6:00am9:00am2:00am5:00am1:00am4:00am3:00am
12:00pm3:30pm7:00am10:00am3:00am6:00am2:00am5:00am4:00am
1:00pm4:30pm8:00am11:00am4:00am7:00am3:00am6:00am5:00am
2:00pm5:30pm9:00am12:00pm5:00am8:00am4:00am7:00am6:00am
3:00pm6:30pm10:00am1:00pm6:00am9:00am5:00am8:00am7:00am
4:00pm7:30pm11:00am2:00pm7:00am10:00am6:00am9:00am8:00am
5:00pm8:30pm12:00pm3:00pm8:00am11:00am7:00am10:00am9:00am
6:00pm9:30pm1:00pm4:00pm9:00am12:00pm8:00am11:00am10:00am
7:00pm10:30pm2:00pm5:00pm10:00am1:00pm9:00am12:00pm11:00am
8:00pm11:30pm3:00pm6:00pm11:00am2:00pm10:00am1:00pm12:00pm
9:00pm12:30am next day4:00pm7:00pm12:00pm3:00pm11:00am2:00pm1:00pm
10:00pm1:30am next day5:00pm8:00pm1:00pm4:00pm12:00pm3:00pm2:00pm
11:00pm2:30am next day6:00pm9:00pm2:00pm5:00pm1:00pm4:00pm3:00pm
12:00am next day3:30am next day7:00pm10:00pm3:00pm6:00pm2:00pm5:00pm4:00pm
01:0004:3020:00 previous day23:00 previous day17:00 previous day MDT UTC-620:00 previous day ADT UTC-316:00 previous day PDT UTC-719:00 previous day EDT UTC-418:00 previous day CDT UTC-5
02:0005:3021:00 previous day00:0018:00 previous day MDT UTC-621:00 previous day ADT UTC-317:00 previous day PDT UTC-720:00 previous day EDT UTC-419:00 previous day CDT UTC-5
03:0006:3022:00 previous day01:0019:00 previous day MDT UTC-622:00 previous day ADT UTC-318:00 previous day PDT UTC-721:00 previous day EDT UTC-420:00 previous day CDT UTC-5
04:0007:3023:00 previous day02:0020:00 previous day MDT UTC-623:00 previous day ADT UTC-319:00 previous day PDT UTC-722:00 previous day EDT UTC-421:00 previous day CDT UTC-5
05:0008:3000:0003:0021:00 previous day MDT UTC-600:00 ADT UTC-320:00 previous day PDT UTC-723:00 previous day EDT UTC-422:00 previous day CDT UTC-5
06:0009:3001:0004:0022:00 previous day MDT UTC-601:00 ADT UTC-321:00 previous day PDT UTC-700:00 EDT UTC-423:00 previous day CDT UTC-5
07:0010:3002:0005:0023:00 previous day MDT UTC-601:0022:00 previous day PDT UTC-701:00 EDT UTC-400:00 CDT UTC-5
08:0011:3003:0006:0000:00 MDT UTC-602:0023:00 previous day PDT UTC-701:0001:00 CDT UTC-5
09:0012:3004:0007:0001:00 MDT UTC-603:0000:00 PDT UTC-702:0001:00
10:0013:3005:0008:0001:0004:0001:00 PDT UTC-703:0002:00
11:0014:3006:0009:0002:0005:0001:0004:0003:00
12:0015:3007:0010:0003:0006:0002:0005:0004:00
13:0016:3008:0011:0004:0007:0003:0006:0005:00
14:0017:3009:0012:0005:0008:0004:0007:0006:00
15:0018:3010:0013:0006:0009:0005:0008:0007:00
16:0019:3011:0014:0007:0010:0006:0009:0008:00
17:0020:3012:0015:0008:0011:0007:0010:0009:00
18:0021:3013:0016:0009:0012:0008:0011:0010:00
19:0022:3014:0017:0010:0013:0009:0012:0011:00
20:0023:3015:0018:0011:0014:0010:0013:0012:00
21:0000:30 next day16:0019:0012:0015:0011:0014:0013:00
22:0001:30 next day17:0020:0013:0016:0012:0015:0014:00
23:0002:30 next day18:0021:0014:0017:0013:0016:0015:00
00:00 next day03:30 next day19:0022:0015:0018:0014:0017:0016:00

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 the shaded areas are on UTC+1 (CET).

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

123456789101112End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ended on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were 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.

123456789101112Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) starts on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

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

South Africa Standard Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa

Principal Cities: The largest city in the SAST time zone is Johannesburg in South Africa, with about 9.418 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Gqeberha.

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

Map of the areas on South Africa Standard Time (SAST)
SAST all year

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

SAST 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 SAST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects SAST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Johannesburg
  • Africa/Maseru
  • Africa/Mbabane
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

India Standard Time

Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: India

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.

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

Current time in India: India time now

Map of the areas on India Standard Time (IST)
IST all year

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0530 - basic
  • +05:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Calcutta
  • Asia/Kolkata
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2

Brasilia Time

Offset: BRT is 3 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Brazil

Principal Cities: The largest city in the BRT time zone is São Paulo in Brazil, with about 12.4 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Fortaleza.

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

Map of the areas on Brasilia Time (BRT)
BRT all year

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

BRT 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 west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Papa - Military abbreviation for BRT
  • P - short form of 'Papa'
Time zones with the GMT -3 offset:
  • ADT - Atlantic Daylight Time
  • PMT - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
  • PMST - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
  • AMST - Amazon Summer Time
  • ART - Argentina Time
  • BRT - Brasilia Time
  • CLST - Chile Summer Time
  • FKST - Falkland Islands Summer Time
  • FKT - Falkland Islands Time
  • GFT - French Guiana Time
  • P - Papa Time Zone
  • PYST - Paraguay Summer Time
  • PYT - Paraguay Time
  • SRT - Suriname Time
  • UYT - Uruguay Time

Coordinated Universal Time

Offset: UTC is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, Burkina Faso, Faroe Islands, Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Ivory Coast, Jersey, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Togo, United Kingdom, Western Sahara

Principal Cities: The largest city in the UTC time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abidjan, Bamako, Casablanca, Dakar.

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is the successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but UTC is the standard the scientific community uses.
UTC has been the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, such as aviation and meteorology, and to synchronize time across internet networks.

Map of the areas on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
UTC all year UTC part of the year

Today some of the lighter areas are on UTC−1.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

UTC representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
IANA/Olson: Reflects UTC time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Etc/UCT
  • Etc/UTC
  • Etc/Universal
  • Etc/Zulu
  • UCT
  • UTC
  • Universal
  • Zulu
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone

Mountain Daylight Time

Offset: MDT is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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

Principal Cities: The largest city in the MDT time zone is Ciudad Juárez in Mexico, with about 1.512 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Denver, El Paso, Albuquerque, Colorado Springs.

French: HAR - Heure Avancée des Rocheuses

Spanish: MT - Zona Pacífico

Map of the areas on Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)
MDT part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−7 (MST).

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

Daylight Saving: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Mountain Standard Time (MST).

123456789101112End: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) ended on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were 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.

123456789101112Start: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) starts on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

MDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for MDT
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
IANA/Olson: Reflects MDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Boise
  • America/Cambridge_Bay
  • America/Ciudad_Juarez
  • America/Denver
  • America/Edmonton
  • America/Inuvik
  • America/Shiprock
  • America/Yellowknife
  • Canada/Mountain
  • MST7MDT
  • Navajo
  • US/Mountain
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone

Atlantic Standard Time

Offset: AST is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, US Virgin Islands

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AST time zone is Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, with about 2.202 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Santiago de los Caballeros, Halifax, San Juan, San Pedro de Macorís.

French: HNA - Heure Normale de l'Atlantique

Spanish: AST - Tiempo Estándar del Atlántico

Map of the areas on Atlantic Standard Time (AST)
AST all year AST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on AST.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

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

123456789101112Start: Atlantic Standard Time (AST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Atlantic Standard Time (AST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See Canada daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

AST 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 AST
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
IANA/Olson: Reflects AST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Anguilla
  • America/Antigua
  • America/Aruba
  • America/Barbados
  • America/Blanc-Sablon
  • America/Curacao
  • America/Dominica
  • America/Glace_Bay
  • America/Goose_Bay
  • America/Grenada
  • America/Guadeloupe
  • America/Halifax
  • America/Kralendijk
  • America/Lower_Princes
  • America/Marigot
  • America/Martinique
  • America/Moncton
  • America/Montserrat
  • America/Port_of_Spain
  • America/Puerto_Rico
  • America/Santo_Domingo
  • America/St_Barthelemy
  • America/St_Kitts
  • America/St_Lucia
  • America/St_Thomas
  • America/St_Vincent
  • America/Thule
  • America/Tortola
  • America/Virgin
  • Atlantic/Bermuda
  • Canada/Atlantic
AST Abbreviation: Several time zones share AST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Atlantic Standard Time - UTC -4
  • Arabia Standard Time - UTC +3
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
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time

Pacific Standard Time

Offset: PST is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST 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: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste

Map of the areas on Pacific Standard Time (PST)
PST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on PST.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

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

123456789101112Start: Pacific Standard Time (PST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Pacific Standard Time (PST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

PST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -08 - basic short
  • -0800 - basic
  • -08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Uniform - Military abbreviation for PST
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PST 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
PST Abbreviation: Several time zones share PST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
  • Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
Time zones with the GMT -8 offset:
  • AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
  • PST - Pacific Standard Time
  • PT - Pacific Time
  • PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
  • U - Uniform Time Zone

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST 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, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
EST all year EST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EST.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

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

123456789101112Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Atikokan
  • America/Cancun
  • America/Cayman
  • America/Coral_Harbour
  • 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/Jamaica
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Panama
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST
  • EST5EDT
  • Jamaica
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone

Central Standard Time

Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Puebla, Santiago de Querétaro.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

Map of the areas on Central Standard Time (CST)
CST all year CST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CST.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

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

123456789101112Start: Central Standard Time (CST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Central Standard Time (CST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Bahia_Banderas
  • America/Belize
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Chihuahua
  • America/Costa_Rica
  • America/El_Salvador
  • America/Guatemala
  • America/Indiana/Knox
  • America/Indiana/Tell_City
  • America/Knox_IN
  • America/Managua
  • America/Matamoros
  • America/Menominee
  • America/Merida
  • America/Mexico_City
  • America/Monterrey
  • America/North_Dakota/Beulah
  • America/North_Dakota/Center
  • America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
  • America/Ojinaga
  • America/Rainy_River
  • America/Rankin_Inlet
  • America/Regina
  • America/Resolute
  • America/Swift_Current
  • America/Tegucigalpa
  • America/Winnipeg
  • CST6CDT
  • Canada/Central
  • Canada/Saskatchewan
  • Mexico/General
  • US/Central
  • US/Indiana-Starke
CST Abbreviation: Several time zones share CST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Standard Time - UTC -6
  • China Standard Time - UTC +8
  • Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone