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CET to UTC — Central European Time to Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time is 2 hours behind of Central European Time in summer and 1 hour behind in winter. Pick a date and time below — daylight saving is applied automatically.

9:00 PM CET on Sat, Aug 29, 2026 is
7:00 PM UTC
Sat, August 29, 2026 · Coordinated Universal Time is 2 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 Coordinated Universal Time
9:56 PM UTC · UTC+0
Sat, 8/29/2026
Hour-by-hour table for 2026-08-29
CETUTC
12:00 AM10:00 PM −1 day
1:00 AM11:00 PM −1 day
2:00 AM12:00 AM
3:00 AM1:00 AM
4:00 AM2:00 AM
5:00 AM3:00 AM
6:00 AM4:00 AM
7:00 AM5:00 AM
8:00 AM6:00 AM
9:00 AM7:00 AM
10:00 AM8:00 AM
11:00 AM9:00 AM
12:00 PM10:00 AM
1:00 PM11:00 AM
2:00 PM12:00 PM
3:00 PM1:00 PM
4:00 PM2:00 PM
5:00 PM3:00 PM
6:00 PM4:00 PM
7:00 PM5:00 PM
8:00 PM6:00 PM
9:00 PM7:00 PM
10:00 PM8:00 PM
11:00 PM9:00 PM

CET vs UTC

Central European Time (CET/CEST) is UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer. Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is UTC+0 year-round.

Because Central European Time observes daylight saving and the other zone does not, the gap changes during the year: 1 hour behind in the northern winter and 2 hours behind in summer, with a few weeks in spring and autumn where it's an hour different again. The converter uses the exact rules for the date you choose.

CET to UTC conversion table

Summer (daylight saving) times, mid-July:

CET/CESTUTC
12:00 AM10:00 PM (−1 day)
6:00 AM4:00 AM
8:00 AM6:00 AM
9:00 AM7:00 AM
10:00 AM8:00 AM
12:00 PM10:00 AM
2:00 PM12:00 PM
3:00 PM1:00 PM
5:00 PM3:00 PM
6:00 PM4:00 PM
8:00 PM6:00 PM
10:00 PM8:00 PM

Winter (standard) times, mid-January:

CETUTC
12:00 AM11:00 PM (−1 day)
6:00 AM5:00 AM
8:00 AM7:00 AM
9:00 AM8:00 AM
10:00 AM9:00 AM
12:00 PM11:00 AM
2:00 PM1:00 PM
3:00 PM2:00 PM
5:00 PM4:00 PM
6:00 PM5:00 PM
8:00 PM7:00 PM
10:00 PM9:00 PM

Scheduling between CET and UTC

With only 2 hours between them, normal working hours overlap most of the day — a call at 10 AM in Central European Time is 8:00 AM in Coordinated Universal Time. Always write the city alongside the abbreviation in invites — several abbreviations (CST, IST, AST) are used by more than one region.

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