EDT to BST to CEST Time Converter
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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 14, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 14, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 14, 2026
EDT is 5 hours behind BST. EDT is 6 hours behind CEST.
How the time difference changes
EDT to BST
For most of the year, EDT is 5 hours behind BST. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, EDT is 4 hours behind GMT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 5 hours behind GMT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EST correspond to 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm in GMT or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm in GMT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 14:00 to 22:00 in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EST correspond to 14:00 to 22:00 in GMT or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 13:00 to 21:00 in GMT.
EDT to CEST
For most of the year, EDT is 6 hours behind CEST. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, EDT is 5 hours behind CET. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 6 hours behind CET.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EST correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in CET or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 15:00 to 23:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EST correspond to 15:00 to 23:00 in CET or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 14:00 to 22:00 in CET.
Compare EDT time with BST and CEST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Eastern Daylight Time is 5 hours behind British Summer Time. Eastern Daylight Time is 6 hours behind Central European Summer Time.
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 1:00 pm13:00 in BST and is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST
EDT to BST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in EDT which corresponds to 2pm-5pm14:00-17:00 in BST
EDT to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in EDT which corresponds to 3pm-5pm15:00-17:00 in CEST
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 EDT / 1:00 pm13:00 BST / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST
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| EDT | BST | CEST |
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| 5:00am | 6:00am | |
| 6:00am | 7:00am | |
| 7:00am | 8:00am | |
| 8:00am | 9:00am | |
| 9:00am | 10:00am | |
| 10:00am | 11:00am | |
| 11:00am | 12:00pm | |
| 12:00pm | 1:00pm | |
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| 2:00pm | 3:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | 4:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | 5:00pm | |
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| 6:00pm | 7:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | 8:00pm | |
| 8:00pm | 9:00pm | |
| 9:00pm | 10:00pm | |
| 10:00pm | 11:00pm | |
| 11:00pm | 12:00am next day | |
| 12:00am next day | 1:00am next day | |
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| 3:00am next day | 4:00am next day | |
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| 10:00 | 11:00 | |
| 11:00 | 12:00 | |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | |
| 15:00 | 16:00 | |
| 16:00 | 17:00 | |
| 17:00 | 18:00 | |
| 18:00 | 19:00 | |
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| 22:00 | 23:00 | |
| 23:00 | 00:00 next day | |
| 00:00 next day | 01:00 next day | |
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Eastern Daylight Time
Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks & Caicos Is, 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.
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
- FKT - Falkland Island Time
- GYT - Guyana Time
- HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
- PYT - Paraguay Time
- Q - Quebec Time Zone
- VET - Venezuelan Standard Time
British Summer Time
Offset: BST is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Britain (UK), Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey
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.
Today all shaded areas are on BST.
Daylight Saving: British Summer Time (BST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Start: British Summer Time (BST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.
End: British Summer Time (BST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.
BST 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 BST
- A - short form of 'Alpha'
- Europe/Belfast
- Europe/Guernsey
- Europe/Isle_of_Man
- Europe/Jersey
- Europe/London
- GB
- GB-Eire
- British Summer Time - UTC +1
- Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
- Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
- 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
Central European Summer Time
Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
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
Today all shaded areas are on CEST.
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 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. 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 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00 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