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CET to EST — Central European Time to Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Eastern Time (US & Canada) is 6 hours behind of Central European Time all year. Pick a date and time below — daylight saving is applied automatically.

9:00 PM CET on Sat, Aug 29, 2026 is
3:00 PM EDT
Sat, August 29, 2026 · Eastern Time (US & Canada) is 6 hours behind of Central European Time on this date
Right now in Central European Time
11:56 PM GMT+2 · UTC+2
Sat, 8/29/2026
Right now in Eastern Time (US & Canada)
5:56 PM EDT · UTC−4
Sat, 8/29/2026
Hour-by-hour table for 2026-08-29
CETEST
12:00 AM6:00 PM −1 day
1:00 AM7:00 PM −1 day
2:00 AM8:00 PM −1 day
3:00 AM9:00 PM −1 day
4:00 AM10:00 PM −1 day
5:00 AM11:00 PM −1 day
6:00 AM12:00 AM
7:00 AM1:00 AM
8:00 AM2:00 AM
9:00 AM3:00 AM
10:00 AM4:00 AM
11:00 AM5:00 AM
12:00 PM6:00 AM
1:00 PM7:00 AM
2:00 PM8:00 AM
3:00 PM9:00 AM
4:00 PM10:00 AM
5:00 PM11:00 AM
6:00 PM12:00 PM
7:00 PM1:00 PM
8:00 PM2:00 PM
9:00 PM3:00 PM
10:00 PM4:00 PM
11:00 PM5:00 PM

CET vs EST

Central European Time (CET/CEST) is UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer. Eastern Time (US & Canada) (EST/EDT) is UTC−5 in winter and UTC−4 in summer.

The difference is a constant 6 hours behind — both zones switch to daylight saving on the same dates.

CET to EST conversion table

Applies all year:

CET/CESTEST/EDT
12:00 AM6:00 PM (−1 day)
6:00 AM12:00 AM
8:00 AM2:00 AM
9:00 AM3:00 AM
10:00 AM4:00 AM
12:00 PM6:00 AM
2:00 PM8:00 AM
3:00 PM9:00 AM
5:00 PM11:00 AM
6:00 PM12:00 PM
8:00 PM2:00 PM
10:00 PM4:00 PM

Scheduling between CET and EST

The working-day overlap is a few hours: morning in the zone that's behind matches afternoon in the zone that's ahead. For example, 9 AM CET is 3:00 AM EST. Always write the city alongside the abbreviation in invites — several abbreviations (CST, IST, AST) are used by more than one region.

Related conversions

PST to EST · EST to PST · CST to EST · EST to CST · MST to EST · EST to MST · EST to AST · AST to EST · UTC to EST · EST to UTC · all zones