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1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 12, 2026 = 3:00 pm15:00 EEST (UTC+3), Oct 12, 2026

Hastings is 2 hours behind EEST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Hastings is 2 hours behind EEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, Hastings is 2 hours behind EET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Hastings correspond to 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in EEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Hastings correspond to 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in EET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Hastings correspond to 11:00 to 19:00 in EEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Hastings correspond to 11:00 to 19:00 in EET.

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

Time Difference

BST (British Summer Time) is 2 hours behind Eastern European Summer Time.
1:00 pm13:00 in Hastings, United Kingdom is 3:00 pm15:00 in EEST

Hastings to EEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in Hastings which corresponds to 11am-5pm11:00-17:00 in EEST

1:00 pm13:00 BST (British Summer Time) (Hastings, United Kingdom). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
3:00 pm15:00 Eastern European Summer Time (EEST). Offset UTC +3:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 Hastings, United Kingdom / 3:00 pm15:00 EEST

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Hastings Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
BST – British Summer Time, UTC+1 (now, daylight saving time)
GMT – Greenwich Mean Time, UTC+0 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (GMT). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 1:00 amSunday, March 28, 2027 at 01:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 2:00 am02:00 (BST). DST starts on the last Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Hastings Facts

Country
United Kingdom
Alternative Names
Gastings, Hastings, Heistingsas, Khejstings, hai si ting si, heiseutingseu, heisutingusu, hystnghs, hystyngz, Гастингс, Гастінгс, Хейстингс, Хејстингс, Հասթինգս, هيستنغس, هیستینگز, ヘイスティングス, 海斯廷斯, 헤이스팅스
Population
92,855
Currency
Pound (GBP)
Geographic Coordinates
50° 51' N Latitude / 0° 34' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+44

Eastern European Summer Time

Offset: EEST is 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EEST 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: OESZ - Osteuropäische Sommerzeit

Map of the areas on Eastern European Summer Time (EEST)
EEST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EEST.

Daylight Saving: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern European Time (EET).

123456789101112Start: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 4:00 am04:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 4:00 am04:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EEST 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 east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Charlie - Military abbreviation for EEST
  • C - short form of 'Charlie'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Cairo
  • Asia/Beirut
  • Asia/Famagusta
  • Asia/Gaza
  • Asia/Hebron
  • Asia/Nicosia
  • EET
  • Egypt
  • Europe/Athens
  • Europe/Bucharest
  • Europe/Chisinau
  • Europe/Helsinki
  • Europe/Kiev
  • Europe/Kyiv
  • Europe/Mariehamn
  • Europe/Nicosia
  • Europe/Riga
  • Europe/Sofia
  • Europe/Tallinn
  • Europe/Tiraspol
  • Europe/Uzhgorod
  • Europe/Vilnius
  • Europe/Zaporozhye
Time zones with the GMT +3 offset:
  • 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