Updating current time…

No shared working hoursThu, Oct 15

CEST/CET

Central European Summer Time

UTC+2

12am

3am

6am

9am

12pm

3pm

6pm

9pm

Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 25.

Use CET all year (UTC+1)

CHADT/CHAST

Chatham Island Daylight Time

UTC+13:45

tomorrow

11h 45m ahead

12am

3am

6am

9am

12pm

3pm

6pm

9pm

Chatham Island is on daylight saving time: CHADT (UTC+13:45) until Sun, Apr 4, 2027.

Use CHAST all year (UTC+12:45)

Quick answers

Selected conversion

2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 15, 2026 = 1:45 am01:45 CHADT (UTC+13:45), Oct 16, 2026

CEST is 11 hours and 45 minutes behind CHADT.

CET and CHAST examples

These examples always use CET (UTC+1) and CHAST (UTC+12:45). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

CET is 11 hours and 45 minutes behind CHAST.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, CEST is 10 hours and 45 minutes behind CHAST, CEST is 11 hours and 45 minutes behind CHADT, or CET is 12 hours and 45 minutes behind CHADT.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 7:45 pm to 4:45 am (next day) in CHAST, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 8:45 pm to 5:45 am (next day) in CHADT, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 9:45 pm to 6:45 am (next day) in CHADT.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 19:45 to 04:45 (next day) in CHAST, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 20:45 to 05:45 (next day) in CHADT, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 21:45 to 06:45 (next day) in CHADT.

Compare CET time with CHAST 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 11 hours and 45 minutes behind Chatham Island Daylight Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in CEST is 1:45 am01:45 in CHADT

CEST to CHADT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7am-8am07:00-08:00 in CEST which corresponds to 6:45pm-7:45pm18:45-19:45 in CHADT. 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
1:45 am01:45 Chatham Island Daylight Time (CHADT). Offset UTC +13:45 hours

2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 1:45 am01:45 CHADT

Choose an hour to update the converter. Day labels such as “next day” or “+1” are relative to the selected date in the first column. Use Up and Down arrow keys, Home or End to move between hours, then Enter or Space to select.

Hourly time comparison
CEST	CHADT
	11:45am
	12:45pm
	1:45pm
	2:45pm
	3:45pm
	4:45pm
	5:45pm
	6:45pm
	7:45pm
	8:45pm
	9:45pm
	10:45pm
	11:45pm
	12:45am next day
	1:45am next day
	2:45am next day
	3:45am next day
	4:45am next day
	5:45am next day
	6:45am next day
	7:45am next day
	8:45am next day
	9:45am next day
	10:45am next day
	11:45
	12:45
	13:45
	14:45
	15:45
	16:45
	17:45
	18:45
	19:45
	20:45
	21:45
	22:45
	23:45
	00:45 next day
	01:45 next day
	02:45 next day
	03:45 next day
	04:45 next day
	05:45 next day
	06:45 next day
	07:45 next day
	08:45 next day
	09:45 next day
	10:45 next day

Central European Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, 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, 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 the lighter areas are on UTC+2 (CEST).
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).

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

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

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

Chatham Island Standard Time

Offset: CHAST is 12 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: New Zealand

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CHAST time zone is Waitangi in New Zealand, with about 140 people.

Map of the areas on Chatham Island Standard Time (CHAST) — CHAST part of the year
Today the shaded areas are on UTC+13:45.
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 Chatham Island Daylight Time (CHADT).

End: Chatham Island Standard Time (CHAST) ended on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:45 am02:45 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, September 27, 2026, 3:45 am03:45 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of September.

Start: Chatham Island Standard Time (CHAST) starts on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:45 am03:45 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 2:45 am02:45. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.