CHAST to CEST Converter
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CHAST and CEST examples
These examples always use CHAST (UTC+12:45) and CEST (UTC+2). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
CHAST is 10 hours and 45 minutes ahead of CEST.
How the time difference changes
Depending on seasonal clock changes, CHAST is 10 hours and 45 minutes ahead of CEST, CHADT is 11 hours and 45 minutes ahead of CEST, or CHADT is 12 hours and 45 minutes ahead of CET.
Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CHAST correspond to 10:15 pm (previous day) to 6:15 am in CEST, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CHADT correspond to 9:15 pm (previous day) to 5:15 am in CEST, or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CHADT correspond to 8:15 pm (previous day) to 4:15 am in CET.
Compare CHAST time with CEST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Chatham Island Standard Time is 10 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Central European Summer Time
9:30 am09:30 in CHAST is 10:45 pm22:45 in CEST
CHAST to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5:45pm-6:45pm in CHAST which corresponds to 7am-8am in CEST
9:30 am09:30 Chatham Island Standard Time (CHAST). Offset UTC +12:45 hours
10:45 pm22:45 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
9:30 am09:30 CHAST / 10:45 pm22:45 CEST
| CHAST | CEST |
|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 1:15 pm |
| 1am | 2:15 pm |
| 2am | 3:15 pm |
| 3am | 4:15 pm |
| 4am | 5:15 pm |
| 5am | 6:15 pm |
| 6am | 7:15 pm |
| 7am | 8:15 pm |
| 8am | 9:15 pm |
| 9am | 10:15 pm |
| 10am | 11:15 pm |
| 11am | 12:15 am |
| 12pm (noon) | 1:15 am |
| 1pm | 2:15 am |
| 2pm | 3:15 am |
| 3pm | 4:15 am |
| 4pm | 5:15 am |
| 5pm | 6:15 am |
| 6pm | 7:15 am |
| 7pm | 8:15 am |
| 8pm | 9:15 am |
| 9pm | 10:15 am |
| 10pm | 11:15 am |
| 11pm | 12:15 pm |
| 00:00 | 13:15 |
| 01:00 | 14:15 |
| 02:00 | 15:15 |
| 03:00 | 16:15 |
| 04:00 | 17:15 |
| 05:00 | 18:15 |
| 06:00 | 19:15 |
| 07:00 | 20:15 |
| 08:00 | 21:15 |
| 09:00 | 22:15 |
| 10:00 | 23:15 |
| 11:00 | 00:15 |
| 12:00 | 01:15 |
| 13:00 | 02:15 |
| 14:00 | 03:15 |
| 15:00 | 04:15 |
| 16:00 | 05:15 |
| 17:00 | 06:15 |
| 18:00 | 07:15 |
| 19:00 | 08:15 |
| 20:00 | 09:15 |
| 21:00 | 10:15 |
| 22:00 | 11:15 |
| 23:00 | 12:15 |
Chatham Island Standard Time
Offset: CHAST is 12 hours and 45 minutes ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Pacific
Countries using this time zone: New Zealand

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).
Start: Chatham Island Standard Time (CHAST) started on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:45 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, April 5, 2026, 2:45 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.
End: Chatham Island Standard Time (CHAST) ends on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:45 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, September 27, 2026, 3:45 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of September.
CHAST representations, usage and related time zones
- +1245 - basic
- +12:45 - extended
- +1245 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (12) and minutes (45) of the offset. Indicates an offset of twelve hours and forty-five minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
Central European Summer Time
Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe
Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, 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, Vatican City
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.
German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central European Time (CET).
Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March
End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October
CEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- Africa/Ceuta
- 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
- CEST - Central European Summer Time
- EET - Eastern European Time
- MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
- B - Bravo Time Zone
- CAT - Central Africa Time
- IST - Israel Standard Time
- SAST - South Africa Standard Time
- WAST - West Africa Summer Time
