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Central Europe is on standard time: CET (UTC+1) until Sun, Mar 28, 2027.
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5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 27, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 CET (UTC+1), Oct 27, 2026 = 9:00 pm21:00 JST (UTC+9), Oct 27, 2026

PDT is 8 hours behind CET. PDT is 16 hours behind Tokyo.

How the time difference changes

PDT to CEST

For most of the year, PDT is 9 hours behind CEST. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, PDT is 8 hours behind CET. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, PST is 9 hours behind CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PDT correspond to 6:00 pm to 3:00 am (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PST correspond to 6:00 pm to 3:00 am (next day) in CET or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PDT correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PDT correspond to 18:00 to 03:00 (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PST correspond to 18:00 to 03:00 (next day) in CET or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PDT correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in CET.

PDT to Tokyo

For most of the year, PDT is 16 hours behind Tokyo. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, PST is 17 hours behind Tokyo.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PDT correspond to 1:00 am (next day) to 10:00 am (next day) in Tokyo. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PST correspond to 2:00 am (next day) to 11:00 am (next day) in Tokyo.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PDT correspond to 01:00 (next day) to 10:00 (next day) in Tokyo. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PST correspond to 02:00 (next day) to 11:00 (next day) in Tokyo.

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

Time Difference

Pacific Daylight Time is 8 hours behind Central European Time. Pacific Daylight Time is 16 hours behind JST (Japan Standard Time).
5:00 am05:00 in PDT is 1:00 pm13:00 in CET and is 9:00 pm21:00 in Tokyo, Japan

PDT to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in PDT which corresponds to 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in CET
PDT to Tokyo call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in PDT which corresponds to 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in Tokyo (next day)

5:00 am05:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
9:00 pm21:00 JST (Japan Standard Time) (Tokyo, Japan). Offset UTC +9:00 hours

5:00 am05:00 PDT / 1:00 pm13:00 CET / 9:00 pm21:00 Tokyo, Japan

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Pacific Daylight Time

Offset: PDT is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PDT 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: HAP - Heure Avancée du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Zona Noroeste

Map of the areas on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
PDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on PDT.

Daylight Saving: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Pacific Standard Time (PST).

123456789101112Start: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

PDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -07 - basic short
  • -0700 - basic
  • -07:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0700 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (07) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of seven hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Tango - Military abbreviation for PDT
  • T - short form of 'Tango'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Ensenada
  • America/Los_Angeles
  • America/Santa_Isabel
  • America/Tijuana
  • America/Vancouver
  • Canada/Pacific
  • Mexico/BajaNorte
  • PST8PDT
  • US/Pacific
Time zones with the GMT -7 offset:
  • MST - Mountain Standard Time
  • PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
  • YST - Yukon Standard Time
  • T - Tango Time Zone

Central European Summer Time

Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Albania, 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, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.

German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

Map of the areas on Central European Summer Time (CEST)
CEST part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC+1 (CET).

Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Central European Time (CET).

123456789101112End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ended 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 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) starts 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. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • 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

Tokyo Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
JST – Japan Standard Time, UTC+9 (no daylight saving time)

Tokyo Facts

Country
Japan
Alternative Names
Edo, TYO, Tochiu, Tocio, Tokija, Tokijas, Tokio, Tokió, Tokjo, Tokyo, Toquio, Toquio - dong jing, Toquio - 東京, Tòquio, Tókýó, Tóquio, Tōkyō, dokyo, dong jing, dong jing dou, dong-gyeong, tokeiyw, toki'o, tokkiyo, tokyo, twkyw, twqyw, Τόκιο, Токио, Токё, Токіо, Տոկիո, טוקיו, توكيو, توکیو, طوكيو, ܛܘܟܝܘ, ܜܘܟܝܘ, टोक्यो, টোকিও, டோக்கியோ, โตเกียว, ტოკიო, 东京, 東京, 東京都, 도쿄, 동경
Population
9,733,276
Currency
Yen (JPY)
Geographic Coordinates
35° 41' N Latitude / 139° 41' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+81
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