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Lord Howe Island is on daylight saving time: LHDT (UTC+11) until Sun, Apr 4, 2027.
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Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 25.

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11:00 pm23:00 LHDT (UTC+11), Oct 13, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 13, 2026

LHDT is 9 hours ahead of CEST.

LHST and CET examples

These examples always use LHST (UTC+10:30) and CET (UTC+1). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

LHST is 9 hours and 30 minutes ahead of CET.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, LHST is 8 hours and 30 minutes ahead of CEST, LHDT is 9 hours ahead of CEST, or LHDT is 10 hours ahead of CET.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in LHST correspond to 12:30 am to 8:30 am in CEST, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in LHDT correspond to 12:00 am to 8:00 am in CEST, or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in LHDT correspond to 11:00 pm (previous day) to 7:00 am in CET.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in LHST correspond to 00:30 to 08:30 in CEST, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in LHDT correspond to 00:00 to 08:00 in CEST, or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in LHDT correspond to 23:00 (previous day) to 07:00 in CET.

Compare LHST time with CET time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Lord Howe Daylight Time is 9 hours ahead of Central European Summer Time.
11:00 pm23:00 in LHDT is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST

LHDT to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in LHDT which corresponds to 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in CEST. Their 9am–5pm09:00–17:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

11:00 pm23:00 Lord Howe Daylight Time (LHDT). Offset UTC +11:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

11:00 pm23:00 LHDT / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST

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Lord Howe Standard Time

Offset: LHST is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Australia

Map of the areas on Lord Howe Standard Time (LHST)
LHST part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC+11.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward 30 minutes for daylight saving time and observe Lord Howe Daylight Time (LHDT).

123456789101112End: Lord Howe Standard Time (LHST) ended on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set 30 minutes forward to Sunday, October 4, 2026, 2:30 am02:30 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Sunday of October.

123456789101112Start: Lord Howe Standard Time (LHST) starts on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set 30 minutes back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 1:30 am01:30. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

LHST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +1030 - basic
  • +10:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1030 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
Time zones with the GMT +10:30 offset:
  • ACDT - Australian Central Daylight Time
  • LHST - Lord Howe Standard Time

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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, Algiers, Rome, Paris.

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

Map of the areas on Central European Time (CET)
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Today the lighter areas are on UTC+2 (CEST).

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).

123456789101112End: Central European Time (CET) ended 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Central European Time (CET) starts 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. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • 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