IDT to CAT Converter
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3:00 pm15:00 IDT (UTC+3), Oct 5, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CAT (UTC+2), Oct 5, 2026
IDT is 1 hour ahead of CAT.
IDT and CAT examples
These examples always use IDT (UTC+3) and CAT (UTC+2). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
IDT is 1 hour ahead of CAT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, IDT is 1 hour ahead of CAT. At other times of the year, IST and CAT have the same time.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IDT correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in CAT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IST correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CAT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IDT correspond to 08:00 to 16:00 in CAT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IST correspond to 09:00 to 17:00 in CAT.
Compare IDT time with CAT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Israel Daylight Time is 1 hour ahead of Central Africa Time.
3:00 pm15:00 in IDT is 2:00 pm14:00 in CAT
IDT to CAT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-5pm10:00-17:00 in IDT which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in CAT
3:00 pm15:00 Israel Daylight Time (IDT). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central Africa Time (CAT). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
3:00 pm15:00 IDT / 2:00 pm14:00 CAT
| IDT | CAT |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | 11:00pm |
| 1:00am | 12:00am |
| 2:00am | 1:00am |
| 3:00am | 2:00am |
| 4:00am | 3:00am |
| 5:00am | 4:00am |
| 6:00am | 5:00am |
| 7:00am | 6:00am |
| 8:00am | 7:00am |
| 9:00am | 8:00am |
| 10:00am | 9:00am |
| 11:00am | 10:00am |
| 12:00pm | 11:00am |
| 1:00pm | 12:00pm |
| 2:00pm | 1:00pm |
| 3:00pm | 2:00pm |
| 4:00pm | 3:00pm |
| 5:00pm | 4:00pm |
| 6:00pm | 5:00pm |
| 7:00pm | 6:00pm |
| 8:00pm | 7:00pm |
| 9:00pm | 8:00pm |
| 10:00pm | 9:00pm |
| 11:00pm | 10:00pm |
| 00:00 | 23:00 |
| 01:00 | 00:00 |
| 02:00 | 01:00 |
| 03:00 | 02:00 |
| 04:00 | 03:00 |
| 05:00 | 04:00 |
| 06:00 | 05:00 |
| 07:00 | 06:00 |
| 08:00 | 07:00 |
| 09:00 | 08:00 |
| 10:00 | 09:00 |
| 11:00 | 10:00 |
| 12:00 | 11:00 |
| 13:00 | 12:00 |
| 14:00 | 13:00 |
| 15:00 | 14:00 |
| 16:00 | 15:00 |
| 17:00 | 16:00 |
| 18:00 | 17:00 |
| 19:00 | 18:00 |
| 20:00 | 19:00 |
| 21:00 | 20:00 |
| 22:00 | 21:00 |
| 23:00 | 22:00 |
Israel Daylight Time
Offset: IDT is 3 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia
Countries using this time zone: Israel
Principal Cities: The largest city in the IDT time zone is Jerusalem in Israel, with about 971,800 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tel Aviv, West Jerusalem, Haifa, Ashdod.
Daylight Saving: Israel Daylight Time (IDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Israel Standard Time (IST).
Start: Israel Daylight Time (IDT) started on Friday, March 27, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Friday, March 27, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Friday of March.
End: Israel Daylight Time (IDT) 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.
IDT representations, usage and related time zones
- +03 - basic short
- +0300 - basic
- +03:00 - extended
- +0300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Charlie - Military abbreviation for IDT
- C - short form of 'Charlie'
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Asia/Tel_Aviv
- Israel
- EEST - Eastern European Summer Time
- MSK - Moscow Standard Time
- AST - Arabia Standard Time
- C - Charlie Time Zone
- EAT - Eastern Africa Time
- FET - Further Eastern European Time
- IDT - Israel Daylight Time
- TRT - Turkey Time
Central Africa Time
Offset: CAT is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Africa
Countries using this time zone: Burundi, Botswana, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CAT time zone is Lubumbashi in Democratic Republic of the Congo, with about 2.222 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Lusaka, Mbuji Mayi, Khartoum, Omdurman.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Central Africa Time (CAT) do not change for daylight saving time, so CAT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
CAT 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 CAT
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- Africa/Blantyre
- Africa/Bujumbura
- Africa/Gaborone
- Africa/Harare
- Africa/Juba
- Africa/Khartoum
- Africa/Kigali
- Africa/Lubumbashi
- Africa/Lusaka
- Africa/Maputo
- Africa/Windhoek
- 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