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

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

3:00 PM EST on Fri, Sep 4, 2026 is
9:00 PM GMT+2
Fri, September 4, 2026 · Central European Time is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Time (US & Canada) on this date
Right now in Eastern Time (US & Canada)
11:16 AM EDT · UTC−4
Fri, 9/4/2026
Right now in Central European Time
5:16 PM GMT+2 · UTC+2
Fri, 9/4/2026
Hour-by-hour table for 2026-09-04
ESTCET
12:00 AM6:00 AM
1:00 AM7:00 AM
2:00 AM8:00 AM
3:00 AM9:00 AM
4:00 AM10:00 AM
5:00 AM11:00 AM
6:00 AM12:00 PM
7:00 AM1:00 PM
8:00 AM2:00 PM
9:00 AM3:00 PM
10:00 AM4:00 PM
11:00 AM5:00 PM
12:00 PM6:00 PM
1:00 PM7:00 PM
2:00 PM8:00 PM
3:00 PM9:00 PM
4:00 PM10:00 PM
5:00 PM11:00 PM
6:00 PM12:00 AM +1 day
7:00 PM1:00 AM +1 day
8:00 PM2:00 AM +1 day
9:00 PM3:00 AM +1 day
10:00 PM4:00 AM +1 day
11:00 PM5:00 AM +1 day

EST vs CET

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

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

EST to CET conversion table

Applies all year:

EST/EDTCET/CEST
12:00 AM6:00 AM
6:00 AM12:00 PM
8:00 AM2:00 PM
9:00 AM3:00 PM
10:00 AM4:00 PM
12:00 PM6:00 PM
2:00 PM8:00 PM
3:00 PM9:00 PM
5:00 PM11:00 PM
6:00 PM12:00 AM (+1 day)
8:00 PM2:00 AM (+1 day)
10:00 PM4:00 AM (+1 day)

Scheduling between EST and CET

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 EST is 3:00 PM CET. 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