CET to EDT to PDT to New Delhi to Beijing Time Converter
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2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 23, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 23, 2026 = 5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 23, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 23, 2026 = 8:00 pm20:00 CST (UTC+8), Oct 23, 2026
CEST is 6 hours ahead of EDT. CEST is 9 hours ahead of PDT. CEST is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind New Delhi. CEST is 6 hours behind Beijing.
How the time difference changes
CET to EDT
For most of the year, CEST is 6 hours ahead of EDT. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, CET is 5 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CET is 6 hours ahead of EST.
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 PDT
For most of the year, CEST is 9 hours ahead of PDT. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, CET is 8 hours ahead of PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CET is 9 hours ahead of PST.
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.
CET to New Delhi
For most of the year, CEST is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind New Delhi. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, CET is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind New Delhi.
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 New Delhi. 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 New Delhi.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 12:30 to 21:30 in New Delhi. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 13:30 to 22:30 in New Delhi.
CET to Beijing
For most of the year, CEST is 6 hours behind Beijing. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, CET is 7 hours behind Beijing.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in Beijing. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in Beijing.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in Beijing. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in Beijing.
Compare CET time with EDT, PDT, New Delhi, and Beijing 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 6 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time. Central European Summer Time is 9 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time. Central European Summer Time is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind IST (India Standard Time). Central European Summer Time is 6 hours behind CST (China Standard Time).
2:00 pm14:00 in CEST is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT and is 5:00 am05:00 in PDT and is 5:30 pm17:30 in New Delhi, India and is 8:00 pm20:00 in Beijing, China
CEST to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in CEST which corresponds to 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in EDT
CEST to PDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in CEST which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in PDT. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
CEST to New Delhi call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-2:30pm09:00-14:30 in CEST which corresponds to 12:30pm-6pm12:30-18:00 in New Delhi
CEST to Beijing call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in CEST which corresponds to 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in Beijing
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 IST (India Standard Time) (New Delhi, India). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
8:00 pm20:00 CST (China Standard Time) (Beijing, China). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 8:00 am08:00 EDT / 5:00 am05:00 PDT / 5:30 pm17:30 New Delhi, India / 8:00 pm20:00 Beijing, China
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| CEST | EDT | PDT | New Delhi, India | Beijing, China |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00pm previous day | 3:00pm previous day | 3:30am | 6:00am | |
| 7:00pm previous day | 4:00pm previous day | 4:30am | 7:00am | |
| 8:00pm previous day | 5:00pm previous day | 5:30am | 8:00am | |
| 9:00pm previous day | 6:00pm previous day | 6:30am | 9:00am | |
| 10:00pm previous day | 7:00pm previous day | 7:30am | 10:00am | |
| 11:00pm previous day | 8:00pm previous day | 8:30am | 11:00am | |
| 12:00am | 9:00pm previous day | 9:30am | 12:00pm | |
| 1:00am | 10:00pm previous day | 10:30am | 1:00pm | |
| 2:00am | 11:00pm previous day | 11:30am | 2:00pm | |
| 3:00am | 12:00am | 12:30pm | 3:00pm | |
| 4:00am | 1:00am | 1:30pm | 4:00pm | |
| 5:00am | 2:00am | 2:30pm | 5:00pm | |
| 6:00am | 3:00am | 3:30pm | 6:00pm | |
| 7:00am | 4:00am | 4:30pm | 7:00pm | |
| 8:00am | 5:00am | 5:30pm | 8:00pm | |
| 9:00am | 6:00am | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | |
| 10:00am | 7:00am | 7:30pm | 10:00pm | |
| 11:00am | 8:00am | 8:30pm | 11:00pm | |
| 12:00pm | 9:00am | 9:30pm | 12:00am next day | |
| 1:00pm | 10:00am | 10:30pm | 1:00am next day | |
| 2:00pm | 11:00am | 11:30pm | 2:00am next day | |
| 3:00pm | 12:00pm | 12:30am next day | 3:00am next day | |
| 4:00pm | 1:00pm | 1:30am next day | 4:00am next day | |
| 5:00pm | 2:00pm | 2:30am next day | 5:00am next day | |
| 18:00 previous day | 15:00 previous day | 03:30 | 06:00 | |
| 19:00 previous day | 16:00 previous day | 04:30 | 07:00 | |
| 20:00 previous day | 17:00 previous day | 05:30 | 08:00 | |
| 21:00 previous day | 18:00 previous day | 06:30 | 09:00 | |
| 22:00 previous day | 19:00 previous day | 07:30 | 10:00 | |
| 23:00 previous day | 20:00 previous day | 08:30 | 11:00 | |
| 00:00 | 21:00 previous day | 09:30 | 12:00 | |
| 01:00 | 22:00 previous day | 10:30 | 13:00 | |
| 02:00 | 23:00 previous day | 11:30 | 14:00 | |
| 03:00 | 00:00 | 12:30 | 15:00 | |
| 04:00 | 01:00 | 13:30 | 16:00 | |
| 05:00 | 02:00 | 14:30 | 17:00 | |
| 06:00 | 03:00 | 15:30 | 18:00 | |
| 07:00 | 04:00 | 16:30 | 19:00 | |
| 08:00 | 05:00 | 17:30 | 20:00 | |
| 09:00 | 06:00 | 18:30 | 21:00 | |
| 10:00 | 07:00 | 19:30 | 22:00 | |
| 11:00 | 08:00 | 20:30 | 23:00 | |
| 12:00 | 09:00 | 21:30 | 00:00 next day | |
| 13:00 | 10:00 | 22:30 | 01:00 next day | |
| 14:00 | 11:00 | 23:30 | 02:00 next day | |
| 15:00 | 12:00 | 00:30 next day | 03:00 next day | |
| 16:00 | 13:00 | 01:30 next day | 04:00 next day | |
| 17:00 | 14:00 | 02:30 next day | 05:00 next day |
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
Today the lighter areas are on UTC+2 (CEST).
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.
CET representations, usage and related time zones
- +01 - basic short
- +0100 - basic
- +01:00 - extended
- +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.
- Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
- A - short form of 'Alpha'
- 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
- 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
Today all shaded areas are on EDT.
Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.
End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are 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.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
EDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -04 - basic short
- -0400 - basic
- -04:00 - extended
- -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.
- Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
- Q - short form of 'Quebec'
- 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
- 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 Daylight Time
Offset: PDT is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the PDT 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: HAP - Heure Avancée du Pacifique
Spanish: PT - Zona Noroeste
Today all shaded areas are on PDT.
Daylight Saving: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Start: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.
End: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are 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.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
PDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -07 - basic short
- -0700 - basic
- -07:00 - extended
- -0700 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (07) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of seven hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Tango - Military abbreviation for PDT
- T - short form of 'Tango'
- America/Ensenada
- America/Los_Angeles
- America/Santa_Isabel
- America/Tijuana
- America/Vancouver
- Canada/Pacific
- Mexico/BajaNorte
- PST8PDT
- US/Pacific
- MST - Mountain Standard Time
- PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
- YST - Yukon Standard Time
- T - Tango Time Zone