EST to CEST to Amsterdam, Netherlands
Time Difference
Eastern Daylight Time is 6 hours behind Central European Summer Time and 6 hours behind CEST (Central European Summer Time)
10:00 am10:00 in EDT is 4:00 pm16:00 in CEST and is 4:00 pm16:00 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
EST to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-11am in EST which corresponds to 3pm-6pm in CEST
EST to Amsterdam call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-11am in EST which corresponds to 3pm-6pm in Amsterdam
10:00 am10:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
4:00 pm16:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
4:00 pm16:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
10:00 am10:00 EDT / 4:00 pm16:00 CEST / 4:00 pm16:00 Amsterdam, Netherlands
| EDT | CEST | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 6am | 6am |
| 1am | 7am | 7am |
| 2am | 8am | 8am |
| 3am | 9am | 9am |
| 4am | 10am | 10am |
| 5am | 11am | 11am |
| 6am | 12pm (noon) | 12pm (noon) |
| 7am | 1pm | 1pm |
| 8am | 2pm | 2pm |
| 9am | 3pm | 3pm |
| 10am | 4pm | 4pm |
| 11am | 5pm | 5pm |
| 12pm (noon) | 6pm | 6pm |
| 1pm | 7pm | 7pm |
| 2pm | 8pm | 8pm |
| 3pm | 9pm | 9pm |
| 4pm | 10pm | 10pm |
| 5pm | 11pm | 11pm |
| 6pm | 12am (midnight) | 12am (midnight) |
| 7pm | 1am | 1am |
| 8pm | 2am | 2am |
| 9pm | 3am | 3am |
| 10pm | 4am | 4am |
| 11pm | 5am | 5am |
| 0:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 |
| 1:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 |
| 2:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 |
| 3:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| 4:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| 5:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| 6:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| 7:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 |
| 8:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| 9:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 |
| 10:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
| 11:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
| 12:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
| 13:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 |
| 14:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 |
| 15:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 |
| 16:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 |
| 17:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 |
| 18:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 |
| 19:00 | 1:00 | 1:00 |
| 20:00 | 2:00 | 2:00 |
| 21:00 | 3:00 | 3:00 |
| 22:00 | 4:00 | 4:00 |
| 23:00 | 5:00 | 5:00 |
Eastern Standard Time
Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries: It is used in following countries: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST timezone is New York City from USA with population about 8.175 million people. Other major cities in the area are Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens
French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est
Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) has ended on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 9, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on second Sunday of March.
Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of November.
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 five hour and zero minutes time differences 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
Central European Summer Time
Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe
Countries: It is used in following countries: 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 timezone is Berlin from Germany with population about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in the area are Madrid, Rome, Paris, Budapest
German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer timezone, however during winter some places switch clocks for one hour back and observe Central European Time (CET).
Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 30, 2025, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually the on last Sunday of March
End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 2:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually the on 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 two hour and zero minutes time differences 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
Amsterdam Information
Time Zone
CET - Central European Time
+1:00 hour during Central European Time.
Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually the on last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 30, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:00 am local time. DST ends annually the on last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 2:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.