EST to AEST to CST to PST to CET to GMT to EET Time Converter
Eastern Australia is on daylight saving time: AEDT (UTC+11) until Sun, Apr 4, 2027.
Queensland stays on AEST (UTC+10).
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7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 10, 2026 = 10:00 pm22:00 AEST (UTC+10), Nov 10, 2026 = 6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Nov 10, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 PST (UTC-8), Nov 10, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 CET (UTC+1), Nov 10, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 GMT (UTC+0), Nov 10, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 EET (UTC+2), Nov 10, 2026
EST is 15 hours behind AEST. EST is 1 hour ahead of CST. EST is 3 hours ahead of PST. EST is 6 hours behind CET. EST is 5 hours behind GMT. EST is 7 hours behind EET.
How the time difference changes
EST to AEST
For most of the year, EDT is 14 hours behind AEST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, EST is 15 hours behind AEST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 11:00 pm to 8:00 am (next day) in AEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 12:00 am (next day) to 9:00 am (next day) in AEST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 23:00 to 08:00 (next day) in AEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 00:00 (next day) to 09:00 (next day) in AEST.
EST to CST
For most of the year, EDT is 1 hour ahead of CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, EST is 1 hour ahead of CST. Briefly around clock changes, EDT is 2 hours ahead of CST or EST and CDT have the same time.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in CST.
EST to PST
For most of the year, EDT is 3 hours ahead of PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, EST is 3 hours ahead of PST. Briefly around clock changes, EDT is 4 hours ahead of PST or EST is 2 hours ahead of PDT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in PST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in PST.
EST to CET
For most of the year, EDT is 6 hours behind CEST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, EST is 6 hours behind CET. From Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, EDT is 5 hours behind CET.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in CET or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in CET or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 14:00 to 23:00 in CET.
EST to GMT
For most of the year, EDT is 4 hours behind GMT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, EST is 5 hours behind GMT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm in GMT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm in GMT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 13:00 to 22:00 in GMT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 14:00 to 23:00 in GMT.
EST to EET
For most of the year, EDT is 7 hours behind EEST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, EST is 7 hours behind EET. From Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, EDT is 6 hours behind EET.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in EEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in EET or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in EET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in EEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in EET or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in EET.
Compare EST time with AEST, CST, PST, CET, GMT, and EET time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Eastern Standard Time is 15 hours behind Australian Eastern Standard Time. Eastern Standard Time is 1 hour ahead of Central Standard Time. Eastern Standard Time is 3 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time. Eastern Standard Time is 6 hours behind Central European Time. Eastern Standard Time is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time. Eastern Standard Time is 7 hours behind Eastern European Time.
7:00 am07:00 in EST is 10:00 pm22:00 in AEST and is 6:00 am06:00 in CST and is 4:00 am04:00 in PST and is 1:00 pm13:00 in CET and is 12:00 pm12:00 in GMT and is 2:00 pm14:00 in EET
EST to AEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in EST which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in AEST (next day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
EST to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in EST which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in CST.
EST to PST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in EST which corresponds to 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in PST.
EST to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in EST which corresponds to 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in CET.
EST to GMT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-1pm09:00-13:00 in EST which corresponds to 2pm-6pm14:00-18:00 in GMT.
EST to EET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in EST which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in EET.
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
10:00 pm22:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Offset UTC +10:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
12:00 pm12:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Eastern European Time (EET). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 EST / 10:00 pm22:00 AEST / 6:00 am06:00 CST / 4:00 am04:00 PST / 1:00 pm13:00 CET / 12:00 pm12:00 GMT / 2:00 pm14:00 EET
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| EST | AEST | CST | PST | CET | GMT | EET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00pm | 11:00pm previous day | 9:00pm previous day | 6:00am | 5:00am | 7:00am | |
| 4:00pm | 12:00am | 10:00pm previous day | 7:00am | 6:00am | 8:00am | |
| 5:00pm | 1:00am | 11:00pm previous day | 8:00am | 7:00am | 9:00am | |
| 6:00pm | 2:00am | 12:00am | 9:00am | 8:00am | 10:00am | |
| 7:00pm | 3:00am | 1:00am | 10:00am | 9:00am | 11:00am | |
| 8:00pm | 4:00am | 2:00am | 11:00am | 10:00am | 12:00pm | |
| 9:00pm | 5:00am | 3:00am | 12:00pm | 11:00am | 1:00pm | |
| 10:00pm | 6:00am | 4:00am | 1:00pm | 12:00pm | 2:00pm | |
| 11:00pm | 7:00am | 5:00am | 2:00pm | 1:00pm | 3:00pm | |
| 12:00am next day | 8:00am | 6:00am | 3:00pm | 2:00pm | 4:00pm | |
| 1:00am next day | 9:00am | 7:00am | 4:00pm | 3:00pm | 5:00pm | |
| 2:00am next day | 10:00am | 8:00am | 5:00pm | 4:00pm | 6:00pm | |
| 3:00am next day | 11:00am | 9:00am | 6:00pm | 5:00pm | 7:00pm | |
| 4:00am next day | 12:00pm | 10:00am | 7:00pm | 6:00pm | 8:00pm | |
| 5:00am next day | 1:00pm | 11:00am | 8:00pm | 7:00pm | 9:00pm | |
| 6:00am next day | 2:00pm | 12:00pm | 9:00pm | 8:00pm | 10:00pm | |
| 7:00am next day | 3:00pm | 1:00pm | 10:00pm | 9:00pm | 11:00pm | |
| 8:00am next day | 4:00pm | 2:00pm | 11:00pm | 10:00pm | 12:00am next day | |
| 9:00am next day | 5:00pm | 3:00pm | 12:00am next day | 11:00pm | 1:00am next day | |
| 10:00am next day | 6:00pm | 4:00pm | 1:00am next day | 12:00am next day | 2:00am next day | |
| 11:00am next day | 7:00pm | 5:00pm | 2:00am next day | 1:00am next day | 3:00am next day | |
| 12:00pm next day | 8:00pm | 6:00pm | 3:00am next day | 2:00am next day | 4:00am next day | |
| 1:00pm next day | 9:00pm | 7:00pm | 4:00am next day | 3:00am next day | 5:00am next day | |
| 2:00pm next day | 10:00pm | 8:00pm | 5:00am next day | 4:00am next day | 6:00am next day | |
| 15:00 | 23:00 previous day | 21:00 previous day | 06:00 | 05:00 | 07:00 | |
| 16:00 | 00:00 | 22:00 previous day | 07:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | |
| 17:00 | 01:00 | 23:00 previous day | 08:00 | 07:00 | 09:00 | |
| 18:00 | 02:00 | 00:00 | 09:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | |
| 19:00 | 03:00 | 01:00 | 10:00 | 09:00 | 11:00 | |
| 20:00 | 04:00 | 02:00 | 11:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | |
| 21:00 | 05:00 | 03:00 | 12:00 | 11:00 | 13:00 | |
| 22:00 | 06:00 | 04:00 | 13:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | |
| 23:00 | 07:00 | 05:00 | 14:00 | 13:00 | 15:00 | |
| 00:00 next day | 08:00 | 06:00 | 15:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | |
| 01:00 next day | 09:00 | 07:00 | 16:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 | |
| 02:00 next day | 10:00 | 08:00 | 17:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | |
| 03:00 next day | 11:00 | 09:00 | 18:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | |
| 04:00 next day | 12:00 | 10:00 | 19:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | |
| 05:00 next day | 13:00 | 11:00 | 20:00 | 19:00 | 21:00 | |
| 06:00 next day | 14:00 | 12:00 | 21:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | |
| 07:00 next day | 15:00 | 13:00 | 22:00 | 21:00 | 23:00 | |
| 08:00 next day | 16:00 | 14:00 | 23:00 | 22:00 | 00:00 next day | |
| 09:00 next day | 17:00 | 15:00 | 00:00 next day | 23:00 | 01:00 next day | |
| 10:00 next day | 18:00 | 16:00 | 01:00 next day | 00:00 next day | 02:00 next day | |
| 11:00 next day | 19:00 | 17:00 | 02:00 next day | 01:00 next day | 03:00 next day | |
| 12:00 next day | 20:00 | 18:00 | 03:00 next day | 02:00 next day | 04:00 next day | |
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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
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).
Start: 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.
End: 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
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -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.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- 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
- 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
Australian Eastern Standard Time
Offset: AEST is 10 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Australia
Principal Cities: The largest city in the AEST time zone is Sydney in Australia, with about 5.639 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Newcastle.
Today the lighter areas are on UTC+11 (AEDT).
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT).
End: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) ended 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Sunday of October.
Start: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) starts 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. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.
See Australia daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is used in Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Australian Capital Territory and in folling major cities Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra
Only part of Australia observe daylight saving. It is used in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory. Daylight saving is not observed in Queensland, Western Australia or the Northern Territory.
AEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +10 - basic short
- +1000 - basic
- +10:00 - extended
- +1000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Kilo - Military abbreviation for AEST
- K - short form of 'Kilo'
- Antarctica/Macquarie
- Australia/ACT
- Australia/Brisbane
- Australia/Canberra
- Australia/Currie
- Australia/Hobart
- Australia/Lindeman
- Australia/Melbourne
- Australia/NSW
- Australia/Queensland
- Australia/Sydney
- Australia/Tasmania
- Australia/Victoria
- AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time
- CHUT - Chuuk Time
- ChST - Chamorro Standard Time
- K - Kilo Time Zone
- KDT - Korea Daylight Time
- PGT - Papua New Guinea Time
- VLAT - Vladivostok Time
- YAKST - Yakutsk Summer Time
- YAPT - Yap Time
Central Standard Time
Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Puebla, Santiago de Querétaro.
French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre
Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro
Today all shaded areas are on CST.
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central Daylight Time (CDT).
Start: Central Standard Time (CST) 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.
End: Central Standard Time (CST) 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.
CST representations, usage and related time zones
- -06 - basic short
- -0600 - basic
- -06:00 - extended
- -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
- S - short form of 'Sierra'
- America/Bahia_Banderas
- America/Belize
- America/Chicago
- America/Chihuahua
- America/Costa_Rica
- America/El_Salvador
- America/Guatemala
- America/Indiana/Knox
- America/Indiana/Tell_City
- America/Knox_IN
- America/Managua
- America/Matamoros
- America/Menominee
- America/Merida
- America/Mexico_City
- America/Monterrey
- America/North_Dakota/Beulah
- America/North_Dakota/Center
- America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
- America/Ojinaga
- America/Rainy_River
- America/Rankin_Inlet
- America/Regina
- America/Resolute
- America/Swift_Current
- America/Tegucigalpa
- America/Winnipeg
- CST6CDT
- Canada/Central
- Canada/Saskatchewan
- Mexico/General
- US/Central
- US/Indiana-Starke
- Central Standard Time - UTC -6
- China Standard Time - UTC +8
- Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
- CST - Central Standard Time
- CT - Central Time
- MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
- EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
- GALT - Galapagos Time
- S - Sierra Time Zone
Pacific Standard Time
Offset: PST is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST 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: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique
Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste
Today all shaded areas are on PST.
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
Start: Pacific Standard Time (PST) 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.
End: Pacific Standard Time (PST) 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.
PST representations, usage and related time zones
- -08 - basic short
- -0800 - basic
- -08:00 - extended
- -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Uniform - Military abbreviation for PST
- U - short form of 'Uniform'
- America/Ensenada
- America/Los_Angeles
- America/Santa_Isabel
- America/Tijuana
- America/Vancouver
- Canada/Pacific
- Mexico/BajaNorte
- PST8PDT
- US/Pacific
- Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
- Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
- AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
- PST - Pacific Standard Time
- PT - Pacific Time
- PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
- U - Uniform Time Zone
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 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).
Start: 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.
End: 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.
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
Greenwich Mean Time
Offset: GMT is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Ivory Coast, Jersey, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, United Kingdom, Western Sahara
Principal Cities: The largest city in the GMT time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abidjan, Bamako, Casablanca, Dakar.
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.
Today all shaded areas are on GMT.
GMT representations, usage and related time zones
- Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
- +00 - basic short
- +0000 - basic
- +00:00 - extended
- +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
- Zulu - Military abbreviation for GMT
- Z - short form of 'Zulu'
- Africa/Abidjan
- Africa/Accra
- Africa/Bamako
- Africa/Banjul
- Africa/Bissau
- Africa/Conakry
- Africa/Dakar
- Africa/Freetown
- Africa/Lome
- Africa/Monrovia
- Africa/Nouakchott
- Africa/Ouagadougou
- Africa/Sao_Tome
- Africa/Timbuktu
- America/Danmarkshavn
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Atlantic/St_Helena
- Eire
- Etc/GMT
- Etc/GMT+0
- Etc/GMT-0
- Etc/GMT0
- Etc/Greenwich
- Europe/Belfast
- Europe/Dublin
- Europe/Guernsey
- Europe/Isle_of_Man
- Europe/Jersey
- Europe/London
- GB
- GB-Eire
- GMT
- GMT+0
- GMT-0
- GMT0
- Greenwich
- Iceland
- EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
- GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
- WET - Western European Time
- AZOST - Azores Summer Time
- UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
- WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
- Z - Zulu Time Zone
Eastern European Time
Offset: EET is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Åland Islands, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Moldova, Palestinian Territory, Romania, Russia, Ukraine
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EET 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: OEZ - Osteuropäische Zeit
Today all shaded areas are on EET.
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern European Summer Time (EEST).
Start: Eastern European Time (EET) started 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. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.
End: Eastern European Time (EET) ends 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.
EET 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 EET
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- Africa/Cairo
- Africa/Tripoli
- Asia/Beirut
- Asia/Famagusta
- Asia/Gaza
- Asia/Hebron
- Asia/Nicosia
- EET
- Egypt
- Europe/Athens
- Europe/Bucharest
- Europe/Chisinau
- Europe/Helsinki
- Europe/Kaliningrad
- Europe/Kiev
- Europe/Kyiv
- Europe/Mariehamn
- Europe/Nicosia
- Europe/Riga
- Europe/Sofia
- Europe/Tallinn
- Europe/Tiraspol
- Europe/Uzhgorod
- Europe/Vilnius
- Europe/Zaporozhye
- Libya
- 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