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Eastern Europe is on standard time: EET (UTC+2) until Sun, Mar 28, 2027.
EST
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PST/PDT
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Pacific Time is on standard time: PST (UTC−8) until Sun, Mar 14, 2027.
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GMT/BST
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The United Kingdom is on standard time: GMT (UTC+0) until Sun, Mar 28, 2027.

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1:00 pm13:00 CET (UTC+1), Nov 12, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 EET (UTC+2), Nov 12, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 12, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 PST (UTC-8), Nov 12, 2026 = 10:30 pm22:30 ACDT (UTC+10:30), Nov 12, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 GMT (UTC+0), Nov 12, 2026

CET is 1 hour behind EET. CET is 6 hours ahead of EST. CET is 9 hours ahead of PST. CET is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind ACDT. CET is 1 hour ahead of GMT.

How the time difference changes

CET to EEST

For most of the year, CEST is 1 hour behind EEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, CET is 1 hour behind EET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in EEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in EET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in EEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in EET.

CET to EST

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 PDT

For most of the year, CEST is 9 hours ahead of PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, CET is 9 hours ahead of PST. From Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, CET is 8 hours ahead of PDT.

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 ACDT

Depending on seasonal clock changes, CEST is 7 hours and 30 minutes behind ACST, CEST is 8 hours and 30 minutes behind ACDT, or CET is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind ACDT.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 4:30 pm to 1:30 am (next day) in ACST, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 5:30 pm to 2:30 am (next day) in ACDT, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 6:30 pm to 3:30 am (next day) in ACDT.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 16:30 to 01:30 (next day) in ACST, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 17:30 to 02:30 (next day) in ACDT, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 18:30 to 03:30 (next day) in ACDT.

CET to BST

For most of the year, CEST is 1 hour ahead of BST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, CET is 1 hour ahead of GMT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in GMT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in GMT.

Compare CET time with EEST, EST, PDT, ACDT, and BST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Central European Time is 1 hour behind Eastern European Time. Central European Time is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. Central European Time is 9 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time. Central European Time is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind Australian Central Daylight Time. Central European Time is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
1:00 pm13:00 in CET is 2:00 pm14:00 in EET and is 7:00 am07:00 in EST and is 4:00 am04:00 in PST and is 10:30 pm22:30 in ACDT and is 12:00 pm12:00 in GMT

CET to EET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in CET which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in EET.
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 PST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in CET which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in PST. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
CET to ACDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in CET which corresponds to 6pm-7pm18:00-19:00 in ACDT. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
CET to GMT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in CET which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in GMT.

1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
2:00 pm14:00 Eastern European Time (EET). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
10:30 pm22:30 Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT). Offset UTC +10:30 hours
12:00 pm12:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Offset UTC 0:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 CET / 2:00 pm14:00 EET / 7:00 am07:00 EST / 4:00 am04:00 PST / 10:30 pm22:30 ACDT / 12:00 pm12:00 GMT

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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.

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 European Summer Time

Offset: EEST is 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Åland Islands, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Moldova, Palestinian Territory, Romania, Ukraine

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EEST time zone is Cairo in Egypt, with about 9.607 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Alexandria, Giza, Kyiv, Beirut.

German: OESZ - Osteuropäische Sommerzeit

Map of the areas on Eastern European Summer Time (EEST)
EEST part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC+2 (EET).

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

123456789101112End: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) ended on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 4:00 am04:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112Start: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) starts on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 4:00 am04:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +03 - basic short
  • +0300 - basic
  • +03:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Charlie - Military abbreviation for EEST
  • C - short form of 'Charlie'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Cairo
  • Asia/Beirut
  • Asia/Famagusta
  • Asia/Gaza
  • Asia/Hebron
  • Asia/Nicosia
  • EET
  • Egypt
  • Europe/Athens
  • Europe/Bucharest
  • Europe/Chisinau
  • Europe/Helsinki
  • Europe/Kiev
  • Europe/Kyiv
  • Europe/Mariehamn
  • Europe/Nicosia
  • Europe/Riga
  • Europe/Sofia
  • Europe/Tallinn
  • Europe/Tiraspol
  • Europe/Uzhgorod
  • Europe/Vilnius
  • Europe/Zaporozhye
Time zones with the GMT +3 offset:
  • EEST - Eastern European Summer Time
  • MSK - Moscow Standard Time
  • AST - Arabia Standard Time
  • C - Charlie Time Zone
  • EAT - Eastern Africa Time
  • FET - Further Eastern European Time
  • IDT - Israel Daylight Time
  • TRT - Turkey Time

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST 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: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
EST all year EST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EST.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

123456789101112Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started 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. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • 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

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

Map of the areas on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
PDT part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−8 (Pacific Standard Time).

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

123456789101112End: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) 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: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) 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.

PDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -07 - basic short
  • -0700 - basic
  • -07:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Tango - Military abbreviation for PDT
  • T - short form of 'Tango'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Ensenada
  • America/Los_Angeles
  • America/Santa_Isabel
  • America/Tijuana
  • America/Vancouver
  • Canada/Pacific
  • Mexico/BajaNorte
  • PST8PDT
  • US/Pacific
Time zones with the GMT -7 offset:
  • MST - Mountain Standard Time
  • PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
  • YST - Yukon Standard Time
  • T - Tango Time Zone

Australian Central Daylight Time

Offset: ACDT is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Australia

Principal Cities: The largest city in the ACDT time zone is Adelaide in Australia, with about 1.469 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Mount Gambier, Mount Barker, Whyalla, Gawler.

Map of the areas on Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT)
ACDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on ACDT.

Daylight Saving: Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).

123456789101112Start: Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) started on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, October 4, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the first Sunday of October.

123456789101112End: Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) ends on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of April.

See Australia daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

ACDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +1030 - basic
  • +10:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1030 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects ACDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Australia/Adelaide
  • Australia/Broken_Hill
  • Australia/South
  • Australia/Yancowinna
Time zones with the GMT +10:30 offset:
  • ACDT - Australian Central Daylight Time
  • LHST - Lord Howe Standard Time

British Summer Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, United Kingdom

Principal Cities: The largest city in the BST time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield.

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) originally referred to the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. It is now often used to refer to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when this is viewed as a time zone, and in casual use the two are the same. In the military, GMT is known as Zulu time. Greenwich Mean Time was the same as Universal Time (UT), a standard astronomical concept used in many technical fields, until the introduction of UTC in 1972.

Current time in the United Kingdom: UK time now

Map of the areas on British Summer Time (BST)
BST part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC+0 (GMT).

BST 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 BST
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects BST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Europe/Belfast
  • Europe/Guernsey
  • Europe/Isle_of_Man
  • Europe/Jersey
  • Europe/London
  • GB
  • GB-Eire
BST Abbreviation: Several time zones share BST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • British Summer Time - UTC +1
  • Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
  • Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
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