GST to CET to EST to IST to GMT Time Converter
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GST to CET
For most of the year, GST is 2 hours ahead of CEST. During seasonal clock changes, GST is 3 hours ahead of CET.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in GST correspond to 7:00 am to 3:00 pm in CEST. During seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in GST correspond to 6:00 am to 2:00 pm in CET.
GST to EST
For most of the year, GST is 8 hours ahead of EDT. During seasonal clock changes, GST is 9 hours ahead of EST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in GST correspond to 1:00 am to 9:00 am in EDT. During seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in GST correspond to 12:00 am to 8:00 am in EST.
GST to IST
GST is 1 hour and 30 minutes behind IST year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in GST correspond to 10:30 am to 6:30 pm in IST.
GST to GMT
GST is 4 hours ahead of GMT year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in GST correspond to 5:00 am to 1:00 pm in GMT.
Compare GST time with CET, EST, IST, and GMT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Gulf Standard Time is 3 hours ahead of Central European Time and 9 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time and 1 hour and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time and 4 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time
4:00 pm16:00 in GST is 1:00 pm13:00 in CET and is 7:00 am07:00 in EST and is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST and is 12:00 pm12:00 in GMT
GST to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 12pm-5pm in GST which corresponds to 9am-2pm in CET
GST to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm in GST which corresponds to 8am-9am in EST
GST to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3:30pm in GST which corresponds to 10:30am-5pm in IST
GST to GMT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 1pm-5pm in GST which corresponds to 9am-1pm in GMT
4:00 pm16:00 Gulf Standard Time (GST). Offset UTC +4:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
12:00 pm12:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
4:00 pm16:00 GST / 1:00 pm13:00 CET / 7:00 am07:00 EST / 5:30 pm17:30 IST / 12:00 pm12:00 GMT
| GST | CET | EST | IST | GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 9pm | 3pm | 1:30 am | 8pm |
| 1am | 10pm | 4pm | 2:30 am | 9pm |
| 2am | 11pm | 5pm | 3:30 am | 10pm |
| 3am | 12am (midnight) | 6pm | 4:30 am | 11pm |
| 4am | 1am | 7pm | 5:30 am | 12am (midnight) |
| 5am | 2am | 8pm | 6:30 am | 1am |
| 6am | 3am | 9pm | 7:30 am | 2am |
| 7am | 4am | 10pm | 8:30 am | 3am |
| 8am | 5am | 11pm | 9:30 am | 4am |
| 9am | 6am | 12am (midnight) | 10:30 am | 5am |
| 10am | 7am | 1am | 11:30 am | 6am |
| 11am | 8am | 2am | 12:30 pm | 7am |
| 12pm (noon) | 9am | 3am | 1:30 pm | 8am |
| 1pm | 10am | 4am | 2:30 pm | 9am |
| 2pm | 11am | 5am | 3:30 pm | 10am |
| 3pm | 12pm (noon) | 6am | 4:30 pm | 11am |
| 4pm | 1pm | 7am | 5:30 pm | 12pm (noon) |
| 5pm | 2pm | 8am | 6:30 pm | 1pm |
| 6pm | 3pm | 9am | 7:30 pm | 2pm |
| 7pm | 4pm | 10am | 8:30 pm | 3pm |
| 8pm | 5pm | 11am | 9:30 pm | 4pm |
| 9pm | 6pm | 12pm (noon) | 10:30 pm | 5pm |
| 10pm | 7pm | 1pm | 11:30 pm | 6pm |
| 11pm | 8pm | 2pm | 12:30 am | 7pm |
| 00:00 | 21:00 | 15:00 | 01:30 | 20:00 |
| 01:00 | 22:00 | 16:00 | 02:30 | 21:00 |
| 02:00 | 23:00 | 17:00 | 03:30 | 22:00 |
| 03:00 | 00:00 | 18:00 | 04:30 | 23:00 |
| 04:00 | 01:00 | 19:00 | 05:30 | 00:00 |
| 05:00 | 02:00 | 20:00 | 06:30 | 01:00 |
| 06:00 | 03:00 | 21:00 | 07:30 | 02:00 |
| 07:00 | 04:00 | 22:00 | 08:30 | 03:00 |
| 08:00 | 05:00 | 23:00 | 09:30 | 04:00 |
| 09:00 | 06:00 | 00:00 | 10:30 | 05:00 |
| 10:00 | 07:00 | 01:00 | 11:30 | 06:00 |
| 11:00 | 08:00 | 02:00 | 12:30 | 07:00 |
| 12:00 | 09:00 | 03:00 | 13:30 | 08:00 |
| 13:00 | 10:00 | 04:00 | 14:30 | 09:00 |
| 14:00 | 11:00 | 05:00 | 15:30 | 10:00 |
| 15:00 | 12:00 | 06:00 | 16:30 | 11:00 |
| 16:00 | 13:00 | 07:00 | 17:30 | 12:00 |
| 17:00 | 14:00 | 08:00 | 18:30 | 13:00 |
| 18:00 | 15:00 | 09:00 | 19:30 | 14:00 |
| 19:00 | 16:00 | 10:00 | 20:30 | 15:00 |
| 20:00 | 17:00 | 11:00 | 21:30 | 16:00 |
| 21:00 | 18:00 | 12:00 | 22:30 | 17:00 |
| 22:00 | 19:00 | 13:00 | 23:30 | 18:00 |
| 23:00 | 20:00 | 14:00 | 00:30 | 19:00 |
Gulf Standard Time
Offset: GST is 4 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia
Countries using this time zone: United Arab Emirates
Principal Cities: The largest city in the GST time zone is Dubai in United Arab Emirates, with about 1.137 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain, Ajman.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Gulf Standard Time (GST) do not change for daylight saving time, so GST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter.
GST 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 east of the zero meridian.
- Delta - Military abbreviation for GST
- D - short form of 'Delta'
- KUYT - Kuybyshev Time
- MSD - Moscow Daylight Time
- SAMT - Samara Time
- AMT - Armenia Time
- AZT - Azerbaijan Time
- D - Delta Time Zone
- GET - Georgia Standard Time
- GST - Gulf Standard Time
- MUT - Mauritius Time
- RET - Reunion Time
- SCT - Seychelles Time
Central European Time
Offset: CET is 1 hour 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, Algeria, 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, 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, Rome, Paris, Algiers.
German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
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 26, 2025 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 2:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.
End: Central European Time (CET) ends on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am 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
Eastern Standard Time
Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.175 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include 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. 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 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
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
India Standard Time
Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia
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, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai.
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.
IST representations, usage and related time zones
- +0530 - basic
- +05:30 - extended
- +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.
- Asia/Calcutta
- Asia/Kolkata
- India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
- Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
- Israel Standard Time - UTC +2
Greenwich Mean Time
Offset: GMT is 0 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe
Countries using this time zone: Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Britain (UK), Guernsey, Ghana, Greenland, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ireland, Isle of Man, Iceland, Jersey, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, St Helena, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Sao Tome & Principe, Togo
Principal Cities: The largest city in the GMT time zone is London in United Kingdom, with about 7.557 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abidjan, Dakar, Grand Dakar, Accra.
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 for the most parts it is the same. In military GMT is known as Zulu time.Greenwich Mean Time was the same as Universal Time (UT), until the introduction of UTC in 1972 a standard astronomical concept used in many technical fields.
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 - Universal Time Coordinated
- WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
- Z - Zulu Time Zone