PDT/PST
UTC−7
Fri, Jul 28
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Pacific Time is on daylight saving time: PDT (UTC−7) until Sun, Nov 5.
EDT/EST
UTC−4
Fri, Jul 28
3h ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 5.
ART
UTC−3
Fri, Jul 28
4h ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
UTC
UTC+0
Fri, Jul 28
7h ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CEST/CET
UTC+2
Fri, Jul 28
9h ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 29.
SAST
UTC+2
Fri, Jul 28
9h ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
EEST/EET
UTC+3
Fri, Jul 28
10h ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Eastern Europe is on summer time: EEST (UTC+3) until Sun, Oct 29.
CST
UTC+8
Sat, Jul 29 (next day)
15h ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
JST
UTC+9
Sat, Jul 29 (next day)
16h ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
AEST
UTC+10
Sat, Jul 29 (next day)
17h ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Quick answers

Selected conversion

11:30 am11:30 PDT (UTC-7), Jul 28, 2023 = 2:30 pm14:30 EDT (UTC-4), Jul 28, 2023 = 3:30 pm15:30 ART (UTC-3), Jul 28, 2023 = 6:30 pm18:30 UTC (UTC+0), Jul 28, 2023 = 8:30 pm20:30 CEST (UTC+2), Jul 28, 2023 = 8:30 pm20:30 SAST (UTC+2), Jul 28, 2023 = 9:30 pm21:30 EEST (UTC+3), Jul 28, 2023 = 2:30 am02:30 CST (UTC+8), Jul 29, 2023 = 3:30 am03:30 JST (UTC+9), Jul 29, 2023 = 4:30 am04:30 AEST (UTC+10), Jul 29, 2023

PDT is 3 hours behind EDT. PDT is 4 hours behind ART. PDT is 7 hours behind UTC. PDT is 9 hours behind CEST. PDT is 9 hours behind SAST. PDT is 10 hours behind EEST. PDT is 15 hours behind CST. PDT is 16 hours behind JST. PDT is 17 hours behind AEST.

How the time difference changes

PST to EST

For most of the year, PDT is 3 hours behind EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, PST is 3 hours behind EST. Briefly around clock changes, PDT is 2 hours behind EST or PST is 4 hours behind EDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PDT correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PST correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PDT correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PST correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in EST.

PST to ART

For most of the year, PDT is 4 hours behind ART. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, PST is 5 hours behind ART.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PDT correspond to 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm in ART. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PST correspond to 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm in ART.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PDT correspond to 13:00 to 22:00 in ART. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PST correspond to 14:00 to 23:00 in ART.

PST to UTC

For most of the year, PDT is 7 hours behind UTC. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, PST is 8 hours behind UTC.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PDT correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in UTC. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PST correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in UTC.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PDT correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in UTC. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PST correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in UTC.

PST to CET

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.

PST to SAST

For most of the year, PDT is 9 hours behind SAST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, PST is 10 hours behind SAST.

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 SAST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PST correspond to 7:00 pm to 4:00 am (next day) in SAST.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 SAST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PST correspond to 19:00 to 04:00 (next day) in SAST.

PST to EET

For most of the year, PDT is 10 hours behind EEST. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, PDT is 9 hours behind EET. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, PST is 10 hours behind EET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PDT correspond to 7:00 pm to 4:00 am (next day) in EEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PST correspond to 7:00 pm to 4:00 am (next day) in EET or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PDT correspond to 6:00 pm to 3:00 am (next day) in EET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PDT correspond to 19:00 to 04:00 (next day) in EEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PST correspond to 19:00 to 04:00 (next day) in EET or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PDT correspond to 18:00 to 03:00 (next day) in EET.

PST to CST Asia

For most of the year, PDT is 15 hours behind CST Asia. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, PST is 16 hours behind CST Asia.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PDT correspond to 12:00 am (next day) to 9:00 am (next day) in CST Asia. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PST correspond to 1:00 am (next day) to 10:00 am (next day) in CST Asia.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PDT correspond to 00:00 (next day) to 09:00 (next day) in CST Asia. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PST correspond to 01:00 (next day) to 10:00 (next day) in CST Asia.

PST to JST

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

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 JST. 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 JST.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 JST. 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 JST.

PST to AEST

For most of the year, PDT is 17 hours behind AEST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, PST is 18 hours behind AEST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PDT correspond to 2:00 am (next day) to 11:00 am (next day) in AEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PST correspond to 3:00 am (next day) to 12:00 pm (next day) in AEST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PDT correspond to 02:00 (next day) to 11:00 (next day) in AEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PST correspond to 03:00 (next day) to 12:00 (next day) in AEST.

Compare PST time with EST, ART, UTC, CET, SAST, EET, CST, JST, and AEST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Pacific Daylight Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Daylight Time. Pacific Daylight Time is 4 hours behind Argentina Time. Pacific Daylight Time is 7 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time. Pacific Daylight Time is 9 hours behind Central European Summer Time. Pacific Daylight Time is 9 hours behind South Africa Standard Time. Pacific Daylight Time is 10 hours behind Eastern European Summer Time. Pacific Daylight Time is 15 hours behind China Standard Time. Pacific Daylight Time is 16 hours behind Japan Standard Time. Pacific Daylight Time is 17 hours behind Australian Eastern Standard Time.
11:30 am11:30 in PDT is 2:30 pm14:30 in EDT and is 3:30 pm15:30 in ART and is 6:30 pm18:30 in UTC and is 8:30 pm20:30 in CEST and is 8:30 pm20:30 in SAST and is 9:30 pm21:30 in EEST and is 2:30 am02:30 in CST and is 3:30 am03:30 in JST and is 4:30 am04:30 in AEST

PDT to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in PDT which corresponds to 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in EDT
PDT to ART call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in PDT which corresponds to 1pm-6pm13:00-18:00 in ART
PDT to UTC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in PDT which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in UTC
PDT to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in PDT which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in CEST. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
PDT to SAST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in PDT which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in SAST. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
PDT to EEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in PDT which corresponds to 6pm-7pm18:00-19:00 in EEST. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
PDT to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in PDT which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in CST (next day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
PDT to JST 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 JST (next day)
PDT to AEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in PDT which corresponds to 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in AEST (next day)

11:30 am11:30 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
2:30 pm14:30 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
3:30 pm15:30 Argentina Time (ART). Offset UTC -3:00 hours
6:30 pm18:30 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
8:30 pm20:30 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
8:30 pm20:30 South Africa Standard Time (SAST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
9:30 pm21:30 Eastern European Summer Time (EEST). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
2:30 am02:30 China Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
3:30 am03:30 Japan Standard Time (JST). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
4:30 am04:30 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Offset UTC +10:00 hours

11:30 am11:30 PDT / 2:30 pm14:30 EDT / 3:30 pm15:30 ART / 6:30 pm18:30 UTC / 8:30 pm20:30 CEST / 8:30 pm20:30 SAST / 9:30 pm21:30 EEST / 2:30 am02:30 CST / 3:30 am03:30 JST / 4:30 am04:30 AEST

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Pacific Standard Time

Offset: PST is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST 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: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste

Map of the areas on Pacific Standard Time (PST)
PST part of the year

On July 28, 2023 the shaded areas are on UTC−7 (PDT).

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

123456789101112End: Pacific Standard Time (PST) ended on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 12, 2023, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Pacific Standard Time (PST) starts on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 5, 2023, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

PST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -08 - basic short
  • -0800 - basic
  • -08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Uniform - Military abbreviation for PST
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PST 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
PST Abbreviation: Several time zones share PST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
  • Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
Time zones with the GMT -8 offset:
  • AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
  • PST - Pacific Standard Time
  • PT - Pacific Time
  • PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
  • U - Uniform Time Zone

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
EST all year EST part of the year

On July 28, 2023 the lighter areas are on UTC−4 (EDT).

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).

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ended on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 12, 2023, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 5, 2023, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • 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

Argentina Time

Offset: ART is 3 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Argentina

Principal Cities: The largest city in the ART time zone is Buenos Aires in Argentina, with about 2.891 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Córdoba, Rosario, Mar del Plata, San Miguel de Tucumán.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Argentina Time (ART) do not change for daylight saving time, so ART stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

ART representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -03 - basic short
  • -0300 - basic
  • -03:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -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 west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Papa - Military abbreviation for ART
  • P - short form of 'Papa'
Time zones with the GMT -3 offset:
  • ADT - Atlantic Daylight Time
  • PMT - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
  • PMST - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
  • AMST - Amazon Summer Time
  • ART - Argentina Time
  • BRT - Brasilia Time
  • CLST - Chile Summer Time
  • FKST - Falkland Islands Summer Time
  • FKT - Falkland Islands Time
  • GFT - French Guiana Time
  • P - Papa Time Zone
  • PYST - Paraguay Summer Time
  • PYT - Paraguay Time
  • SRT - Suriname Time
  • UYT - Uruguay Time

Coordinated Universal Time

Offset: UTC is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, Burkina Faso, Faroe Islands, Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Ivory Coast, Jersey, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Togo, United Kingdom, Western Sahara

Principal Cities: The largest city in the UTC time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abidjan, Bamako, Casablanca, Dakar.

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is the successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but UTC is the standard the scientific community uses.
UTC has been the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, such as aviation and meteorology, and to synchronize time across internet networks.

Map of the areas on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
UTC all year UTC part of the year

On July 28, 2023 some shaded areas are on UTC+1 (British Summer Time, Irish Standard Time, WEST).

UTC representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
IANA/Olson: Reflects UTC time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Etc/UCT
  • Etc/UTC
  • Etc/Universal
  • Etc/Zulu
  • UCT
  • UTC
  • Universal
  • Zulu
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone

Central European Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Albania, Algeria, 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, 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)
CET all year CET part of the year

On July 28, 2023 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 26, 2023 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 26, 2023, 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 29, 2023 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 29, 2023, 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

South Africa Standard Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa

Principal Cities: The largest city in the SAST time zone is Johannesburg in South Africa, with about 9.418 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Gqeberha.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in South Africa Standard Time (SAST) do not change for daylight saving time, so SAST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

SAST 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 SAST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects SAST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Johannesburg
  • Africa/Maseru
  • Africa/Mbabane
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

Eastern European Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Åland Islands, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Moldova, Palestinian Territory, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EET time zone is Cairo in Egypt, with about 9.607 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Alexandria, Giza, Kyiv, Beirut.

German: OEZ - Osteuropäische Zeit

Map of the areas on Eastern European Time (EET)
EET all year EET part of the year

On July 28, 2023 the lighter areas are on UTC+3 (EEST).

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern European Summer Time (EEST).

123456789101112End: Eastern European Time (EET) ended on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 26, 2023, 4:00 am04:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Eastern European Time (EET) starts on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 4:00 am04:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 29, 2023, 3:00 am03:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EET 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 EET
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Cairo
  • Africa/Tripoli
  • Asia/Beirut
  • Asia/Famagusta
  • Asia/Gaza
  • Asia/Hebron
  • Asia/Nicosia
  • EET
  • Egypt
  • Europe/Athens
  • Europe/Bucharest
  • Europe/Chisinau
  • Europe/Helsinki
  • Europe/Kaliningrad
  • Europe/Kiev
  • Europe/Kyiv
  • Europe/Mariehamn
  • Europe/Nicosia
  • Europe/Riga
  • Europe/Sofia
  • Europe/Tallinn
  • Europe/Tiraspol
  • Europe/Uzhgorod
  • Europe/Vilnius
  • Europe/Zaporozhye
  • Libya
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

China Standard Time

Offset: CST is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: China, Macao, Taiwan

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Shanghai in China, with about 24.875 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chengdu.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in China Standard Time (CST) do not change for daylight saving time, so CST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +08 - basic short
  • +0800 - basic
  • +08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0800 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Hotel - Military abbreviation for CST
  • H - short form of 'Hotel'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Chongqing
  • Asia/Chungking
  • Asia/Harbin
  • Asia/Macao
  • Asia/Macau
  • Asia/Shanghai
  • Asia/Taipei
  • PRC
  • ROC
CST Abbreviation: Several time zones share CST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Standard Time - UTC -6
  • China Standard Time - UTC +8
  • Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
Time zones with the GMT +8 offset:
  • ACT - ASEAN Common Time
  • AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
  • BNT - Brunei Darussalam Time
  • CAST - Casey Time
  • CHOT - Choibalsan Time
  • CST - China Standard Time
  • H - Hotel Time Zone
  • HKT - Hong Kong Time
  • HOVST - Hovd Summer Time
  • IRKT - Irkutsk Time
  • KRAST - Krasnoyarsk Summer Time
  • MYT - Malaysia Time
  • PHT - Philippine Time
  • SGT - Singapore Time
  • ULAT - Ulaanbaatar Time
  • WITA - Central Indonesian Time

Japan Standard Time

Offset: JST is 9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Japan

Principal Cities: The largest city in the JST time zone is Tokyo in Japan, with about 9.733 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Japan Standard Time (JST) do not change for daylight saving time, so JST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Current time in Japan: Japan time now

JST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +09 - basic short
  • +0900 - basic
  • +09:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0900 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (09) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of nine hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • India - Military abbreviation for JST
  • I - short form of 'India'
IANA/Olson: Reflects JST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Tokyo
  • Japan
Time zones with the GMT +9 offset:
  • AWDT - Australian Western Daylight Time
  • CHOST - Choibalsan Summer Time
  • I - India Time Zone
  • IRKST - Irkutsk Summer Time
  • JST - Japan Standard Time
  • KST - Korea Standard Time
  • PWT - Palau Time
  • TLT - East Timor Time
  • ULAST - Ulaanbaatar Summer Time
  • WIT - Eastern Indonesian Time
  • YAKT - Yakutsk Time

Australian Eastern Standard Time

Offset: AEST is 10 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Australia

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AEST time zone is Sydney in Australia, with about 5.639 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Newcastle.

Map of the areas on Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
AEST all year AEST part of the year

On July 28, 2023 all shaded areas are on AEST.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT).

123456789101112Start: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) started on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, April 2, 2023, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.

123456789101112End: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) ends on Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, October 1, 2023, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Sunday of October.

See Australia daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is used in Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Australian Capital Territory and in folling major cities Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra

Only part of Australia observe daylight saving. It is used in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory. Daylight saving is not observed in Queensland, Western Australia or the Northern Territory.

AEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +10 - basic short
  • +1000 - basic
  • +10:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Kilo - Military abbreviation for AEST
  • K - short form of 'Kilo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects AEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Antarctica/Macquarie
  • Australia/ACT
  • Australia/Brisbane
  • Australia/Canberra
  • Australia/Currie
  • Australia/Hobart
  • Australia/Lindeman
  • Australia/Melbourne
  • Australia/NSW
  • Australia/Queensland
  • Australia/Sydney
  • Australia/Tasmania
  • Australia/Victoria
Time zones with the GMT +10 offset:
  • AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time
  • CHUT - Chuuk Time
  • ChST - Chamorro Standard Time
  • K - Kilo Time Zone
  • KDT - Korea Daylight Time
  • PGT - Papua New Guinea Time
  • VLAT - Vladivostok Time
  • YAKST - Yakutsk Summer Time
  • YAPT - Yap Time