CET to ABT Converter

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CET
Central European Time
UTC+1
12am
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6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
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ABT
Alberta Time
UTC−6
7h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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1:00 pm13:00 CET (UTC+1), Nov 14, 2026 = 6:00 am06:00 ABT (UTC-6), Nov 14, 2026

CET is 7 hours ahead of ABT.

CET and ABT examples

These examples always use CET (UTC+1) and ABT (UTC-6). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

CET is 7 hours ahead of ABT.

How the time difference changes

In 2026, CEST is 8 hours ahead of MDT for most of the year. Until Mar 8, 2026, CET is 8 hours ahead of MST. From Mar 8 to Mar 29, 2026, CET is 7 hours ahead of MDT. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, CET is 7 hours ahead of ABT.

In 2026, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 1:00 am to 10:00 am in MDT for most of the year. At other times that year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in ABT, 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.In 2026, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 01:00 to 10:00 in MDT for most of the year. At other times that year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in ABT, 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.

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

Time Difference

Central European Time is 7 hours ahead of Alberta Time.
1:00 pm13:00 in CET is 6:00 am06:00 in ABT

CET to ABT 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 ABT.

1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
6:00 am06:00 Alberta Time (ABT). Offset UTC -6:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 CET / 6:00 am06:00 ABT

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Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Albania, Algeria, 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, Tunisia, Vatican City

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

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

Map of the areas on Central European Time (CET)
CET all year CET part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CET.

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 European Summer Time (CEST).

123456789101112Start: Central European Time (CET) started 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. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112End: Central European Time (CET) ends 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Algiers
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Africa/Tunis
  • 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 +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time

Alberta Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Canada

Principal Cities: The largest city in the ABT time zone is Calgary in Canada, with about 1.307 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Edmonton, Lethbridge, Red Deer, Airdrie.

Map of the areas on Alberta Time (ABT)
ABT all year

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

ABT 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 ABT
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
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