CEST to UTC to PST to CST to EST
Time Difference
Central European Summer Time is 2 hours ahead of Universal Time Coordinated and 9 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time and 7 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time and 6 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time
3:30 am03:30 in CEST is 1:30 am01:30 in UTC and is 6:30 pm18:30 in PDT and is 8:30 pm20:30 in CDT and is 9:30 pm21:30 in EDT
CEST to UTC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm in CEST which corresponds to 8am-4pm in UTC
CEST to PST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6pm-8pm in CEST which corresponds to 8am-10am in PST
CEST to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-6pm in CEST which corresponds to 8am-10am in CST
CEST to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-6pm in CEST which corresponds to 8am-11am in EST
3:30 am03:30 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
1:30 am01:30 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
6:30 pm18:30 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
8:30 pm20:30 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
9:30 pm21:30 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
3:30 am03:30 CEST / 1:30 am01:30 UTC / 6:30 pm18:30 PDT / 8:30 pm20:30 CDT / 9:30 pm21:30 EDT
| CEST | UTC | PDT | CDT | EDT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 10pm | 3pm | 5pm | 6pm |
| 1am | 11pm | 4pm | 6pm | 7pm |
| 2am | 12am (midnight) | 5pm | 7pm | 8pm |
| 3am | 1am | 6pm | 8pm | 9pm |
| 4am | 2am | 7pm | 9pm | 10pm |
| 5am | 3am | 8pm | 10pm | 11pm |
| 6am | 4am | 9pm | 11pm | 12am (midnight) |
| 7am | 5am | 10pm | 12am (midnight) | 1am |
| 8am | 6am | 11pm | 1am | 2am |
| 9am | 7am | 12am (midnight) | 2am | 3am |
| 10am | 8am | 1am | 3am | 4am |
| 11am | 9am | 2am | 4am | 5am |
| 12pm (noon) | 10am | 3am | 5am | 6am |
| 1pm | 11am | 4am | 6am | 7am |
| 2pm | 12pm (noon) | 5am | 7am | 8am |
| 3pm | 1pm | 6am | 8am | 9am |
| 4pm | 2pm | 7am | 9am | 10am |
| 5pm | 3pm | 8am | 10am | 11am |
| 6pm | 4pm | 9am | 11am | 12pm (noon) |
| 7pm | 5pm | 10am | 12pm (noon) | 1pm |
| 8pm | 6pm | 11am | 1pm | 2pm |
| 9pm | 7pm | 12pm (noon) | 2pm | 3pm |
| 10pm | 8pm | 1pm | 3pm | 4pm |
| 11pm | 9pm | 2pm | 4pm | 5pm |
| 0:00 | 22:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 |
| 1:00 | 23:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 2:00 | 0:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 |
| 3:00 | 1:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 |
| 4:00 | 2:00 | 19:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 |
| 5:00 | 3:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
| 6:00 | 4:00 | 21:00 | 23:00 | 0:00 |
| 7:00 | 5:00 | 22:00 | 0:00 | 1:00 |
| 8:00 | 6:00 | 23:00 | 1:00 | 2:00 |
| 9:00 | 7:00 | 0:00 | 2:00 | 3:00 |
| 10:00 | 8:00 | 1:00 | 3:00 | 4:00 |
| 11:00 | 9:00 | 2:00 | 4:00 | 5:00 |
| 12:00 | 10:00 | 3:00 | 5:00 | 6:00 |
| 13:00 | 11:00 | 4:00 | 6:00 | 7:00 |
| 14:00 | 12:00 | 5:00 | 7:00 | 8:00 |
| 15:00 | 13:00 | 6:00 | 8:00 | 9:00 |
| 16:00 | 14:00 | 7:00 | 9:00 | 10:00 |
| 17:00 | 15:00 | 8:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 |
| 18:00 | 16:00 | 9:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 |
| 19:00 | 17:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 |
| 20:00 | 18:00 | 11:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 |
| 21:00 | 19:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 |
| 22:00 | 20:00 | 13:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 |
| 23:00 | 21:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 |
Central European Summer Time
Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe
Countries: It is used in following countries: 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 timezone is Berlin from Germany with population about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in the area are Madrid, Rome, Paris, Budapest
German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer timezone, however during winter some places switch clocks for one hour back and observe Central European Time (CET).
Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 30, 2025, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually the on last Sunday of March
End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 2:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually the on last Sunday of October
CEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates two hour and zero minutes time differences to the east of the zero meridian.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- 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
- 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
Universal Time Coordinated
Offset: UTC is 0 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Universal
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but is used by the scientific community.
UTC is the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, like aviation industry and meteorologists, also used to synchronize time across internet networks.
UTC representations, usage and related time zones
- Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
- +00 - basic short
- +0000 - basic
- +00:00 - extended
- +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates zero hour and zero minutes time differences of the zero meridian.
- Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
- Z - short form of 'Zulu'
- Etc/UCT
- Etc/UTC
- Etc/Universal
- Etc/Zulu
- UCT
- UTC
- Universal
- Zulu
- EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
- GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
- WET - Western European Time
- AZOST - Azores Summer Time
- UTC - Universal Time Coordinated
- WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
- Z - Zulu Time Zone
Pacific Standard Time
Offset: PST is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries: It is used in following countries: Canada, Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST timezone is Los Angeles from USA with population about 3.793 million people. Other major cities in the area are Vancouver, Tijuana, San Diego, San Jose
French: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique
Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
End: Pacific Standard Time (PST) has ended on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 9, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on second Sunday of March.
Start: Pacific Standard Time (PST) starts on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of November.
PST representations, usage and related time zones
- -08 - basic short
- -0800 - basic
- -08:00 - extended
- -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates eight hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.
- Uniform - Military abbreviation for PST
- U - short form of 'Uniform'
- America/Ensenada
- America/Los_Angeles
- America/Santa_Isabel
- America/Tijuana
- America/Vancouver
- Canada/Pacific
- Mexico/BajaNorte
- PST8PDT
- US/Pacific
- Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
- Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
- Peru Standard Time - UTC -5
- AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
- PST - Pacific Standard Time
- PT - Pacific Time
- PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
- U - Uniform Time Zone
Central Standard Time
Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries: It is used in following countries: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST timezone is Mexico City from Mexico with population about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in the area are Chicago, Houston, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec
French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre
Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Central Daylight Time (CDT).
End: Central Standard Time (CST) has ended on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 9, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on second Sunday of March.
Start: Central Standard Time (CST) starts on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of November.
CST representations, usage and related time zones
- -06 - basic short
- -0600 - basic
- -06:00 - extended
- -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates six hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.
- Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
- S - short form of 'Sierra'
- 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
- Central Standard Time - UTC -6
- China Standard Time - UTC +8
- Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
- Colombia Standard Time - UTC -5
- CST - Central Standard Time
- CT - Central Time
- MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
- EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
- GALT - Galapagos Time
- S - Sierra Time Zone
Eastern Standard Time
Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries: It is used in following countries: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST timezone is New York City from USA with population about 8.175 million people. Other major cities in the area are Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens
French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est
Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) has ended on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 9, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on second Sunday of March.
Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of November.
EST representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates five hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- 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
- 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