Updating current time…
CET
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
EST/EDT
UTC−5
6h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Eastern Time is on standard time: EST (UTC−5) until Sun, Mar 14, 2027.
FranceCET
UTC+1
same time
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
New York, USAEST
UTC−5
6h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Quick answers

Selected conversion

1:00 pm13:00 CET (UTC+1), Nov 8, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 8, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 CET (UTC+1), Nov 8, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 8, 2026

CET is 6 hours ahead of EST. CET and Paris have the same local time. CET is 6 hours ahead of New York City.

How the time difference changes

CET to EDT

For most of the year, CEST is 6 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, 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.

CET to Paris

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

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

CET to New York City

For most of the year, CEST is 6 hours ahead of New York City. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, CET is 6 hours ahead of New York City. From Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, CET is 5 hours ahead of New York City.

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

Compare CET time with EDT, Paris, and New York City time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Central European Time is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. Central European Time and CET (Central European Time) have the same local time. Central European Time is 6 hours ahead of EST (Eastern Standard Time).
1:00 pm13:00 in CET is 7:00 am07:00 in EST and is 1:00 pm13:00 in Paris, France and is 7:00 am07:00 in New York City, NY, USA

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 Paris call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in CET which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in Paris.
CET to New York City 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 New York City.

1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 CET (Central European Time) (Paris, France). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
7:00 am07:00 EST (Eastern Standard Time) (New York City, NY, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 CET / 7:00 am07:00 EST / 1:00 pm13:00 Paris, France / 7:00 am07:00 New York City, NY, USA

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
CETESTParis, FranceNew York City, NY, USA
6:00pm previous day12:00am6:00pm previous day
7:00pm previous day1:00am7:00pm previous day
8:00pm previous day2:00am8:00pm previous day
9:00pm previous day3:00am9:00pm previous day
10:00pm previous day4:00am10:00pm previous day
11:00pm previous day5:00am11:00pm previous day
12:00am6:00am12:00am
1:00am7:00am1:00am
2:00am8:00am2:00am
3:00am9:00am3:00am
4:00am10:00am4:00am
5:00am11:00am5:00am
6:00am12:00pm6:00am
7:00am1:00pm7:00am
8:00am2:00pm8:00am
9:00am3:00pm9:00am
10:00am4:00pm10:00am
11:00am5:00pm11:00am
12:00pm6:00pm12:00pm
1:00pm7:00pm1:00pm
2:00pm8:00pm2:00pm
3:00pm9:00pm3:00pm
4:00pm10:00pm4:00pm
5:00pm11:00pm5:00pm
18:00 previous day00:0018:00 previous day
19:00 previous day01:0019:00 previous day
20:00 previous day02:0020:00 previous day
21:00 previous day03:0021:00 previous day
22:00 previous day04:0022:00 previous day
23:00 previous day05:0023:00 previous day
00:0006:0000:00
01:0007:0001:00
02:0008:0002:00
03:0009:0003:00
04:0010:0004:00
05:0011:0005:00
06:0012:0006:00
07:0013:0007:00
08:0014:0008:00
09:0015:0009:00
10:0016:0010:00
11:0017:0011:00
12:0018:0012:00
13:0019:0013:00
14:0020:0014:00
15:0021:0015:00
16:0022:0016:00
17:0023:0017:00

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.

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

Eastern Daylight Time

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

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

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT 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: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
EDT part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−5 (EST).

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

123456789101112End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) 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: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) 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.

EDT 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 EDT
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST5EDT
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
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

Paris Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CET – Central European Time, UTC+1 (now)
CEST – Central European Summer Time, UTC+2 (daylight saving time)
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 28, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (CEST). DST starts on the last Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 31, 2027 at 3:00 amSunday, October 31, 2027 at 03:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 am02:00 (CET). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.

Paris Facts

Country
France
Alternative Names
Baariis, Bahliz, Ile-de-France, Lungsod ng Paris, Lutece, Lutetia, Lutetia Parisorum, Lutèce, PAR, Pa-ri, Paarys, Palika, Paname, Pantruche, Paraeis, Paras, Pari, Paries, Parigge, Pariggi, Parighji, Parigi, Pariis, Pariisi, Pariizu, Pariižu, Parij, Parijs, Paris, Parisi, Parixe, Pariz, Parize, Parizh, Parizh osh, Parizh', Parizo, Parizs, Pariž, Parys, Paryz, Paryzh, Paryzius, Paryż, Paryžius, Paräis, París, Paríž, Parîs, Parĩ, Parī, Parīze, Paříž, Páras, Párizs, Ville-Lumiere, Ville-Lumière, ba li, barys, pairisa, pali, pari, paris, parys, paryzh, perisa, pryz, pyaris, pyarisa, pyrs, Île-de-France, Παρίσι, Париж, Париж ош, Парижь, Париз, Парис, Парыж, Паріж, Փարիզ, פאריז, פריז, باريس, پارىژ, پاريس, پاریس, پیرس, ܦܐܪܝܣ, पॅरिस, पेरिस, पैरिस, প্যারিস, ਪੈਰਿਸ, પૅરિસ, பாரிஸ், పారిస్, ಪ್ಯಾರಿಸ್, പാരിസ്, ปารีส, ཕ་རི།, ပါရီမြို့, პარიზი, ፓሪስ, ប៉ារីស, パリ, 巴黎, 파리
Population
2,138,551
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Geographic Coordinates
48° 51' N Latitude / 2° 20' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+33

New York City Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EST – Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5 (now)
EDT – Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-4 (daylight saving time)
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (EDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 7, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, November 7, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (EST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.

New York City Facts

Country
USA
State
New York
Alternative Names
Aebura, Bandar Raya New York, Big Apple, Cathair Nua-Eabhrac, City of New York, Eabhraig Nuadh, Efrog Newydd, Evrek Nowydh, Ga-no-no, Kanon:no, Kanono, Kanón:no, Kota New York, Lungsod ng New York, N'ju-Jork, NY, NYC, Nea Yorke, Nei Yarrick Schtadt, Neu Amsterdam, Neu Jorck, New Amsterdam, New Orange, New Yorc, New York, New York City, New York Stad, New York borg, New York kenti, New York-borg, New Yorke, New Yorku, Niujorkas, Nju Jork, Njujork, Nouvelle Yorck, Nouvieau York, Nov-Jorko, Nova Amsterda, Nova Iorque, Nova York, Nova-York, Novjorko, Novum Eboracum, Nowy Jork, Nua-Eabhrac, Nueva York, Nujorka, Nyja Jorvik, Nyu York Shehiri, Nòva York, Nýja Jórvík, Thanh pho New York, The Big Apple, Thành phố New York, York Berri, manhattan, n'yuyorka, ni'u iyarka siti, niu yue, niu yue shi, niyuyark nakaram, nkhr niwyxrk, nyuyog, nyuyog si, nyuyoku, nyw ywrq, nywywrk, Ņujorka, Νέα Υόρκη, Њу Јорк, Њујорк, Нью-Ёрк, Нью-Йорк, Ню Йорк, ניו יארק, ניו יורק, ניו־יאָרק, نيويورك, نیویارک شہر, نیویورک, न्यूयॉर्क, নিউ ইয়র্ক সিটি, நியூயார்க் நகரம், นครนิวยอร์ก, ნიუ-იორკი, ニューヨーク, マンハッタン, 紐約市, 纽约, 뉴욕, 뉴욕 시
Population
8,804,190
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
40° 42' N Latitude / 74° 00' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1
More About New York City