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5:30 pm17:30 CET (UTC+1), Nov 1, 2026 = 10:00 pm22:00 IST (UTC+5:30), Nov 1, 2026 = 8:30 am08:30 PST (UTC-8), Nov 1, 2026

CET is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. CET is 9 hours ahead of Seattle.

How the time difference changes

CET to IST

For most of the year, CEST is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, CET is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.

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 IST. 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 IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 12:30 to 21:30 in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 13:30 to 22:30 in IST.

CET to Seattle

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

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 Seattle. 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 Seattle or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 1:00 am to 10:00 am in Seattle.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 00:00 to 09:00 in Seattle. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 00:00 to 09:00 in Seattle or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 01:00 to 10:00 in Seattle.

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

Time Difference

Central European Time is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time. Central European Time is 9 hours ahead of PST (Pacific Standard Time).
5:30 pm17:30 in CET is 10:00 pm22:00 in IST and is 8:30 am08:30 in Seattle, WA, USA

CET to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-1:30pm09:00-13:30 in CET which corresponds to 1:30pm-6pm13:30-18:00 in IST
CET to Seattle 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 Seattle. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

5:30 pm17:30 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
10:00 pm22:00 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
8:30 am08:30 PST (Pacific Standard Time) (Seattle, WA, USA). Offset UTC -8:00 hours

5:30 pm17:30 CET / 10:00 pm22:00 IST / 8:30 am08:30 Seattle, WA, USA

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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

India Standard Time

Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: India

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Current time in India: India time now

IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0530 - basic
  • +05:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Calcutta
  • Asia/Kolkata
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2

Seattle Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
PST – Pacific Standard Time, UTC-8 (now)
PDT – Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-7 (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 (PDT). 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 (PST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.

Seattle Facts

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State
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Population
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Currency
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Geographic Coordinates
47° 36' N Latitude / 122° 19' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
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