CET to EST
CET is UTC+2 and EST is UTC−4 today — EST is 6 hours behind CET. Abbreviations are for reading: this page resolves CET to Europe/Berlin and EST to America/New_York, which are the names that do not go ambiguous.
CET: Central European Time, anchored on Berlin. EST: US Eastern; Eastern Daylight Time in summer.
The working day, side by side
Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours on both sides. Current abbreviations: CEST and EDT.
| City | 00:00 in CET | 01:00 in CET | 02:00 in CET | 03:00 in CET | 04:00 in CET | 05:00 in CET | 06:00 in CET | 07:00 in CET | 08:00 in CET | 09:00 in CET | 10:00 in CET | 11:00 in CET | 12:00 in CET | 13:00 in CET | 14:00 in CET | 15:00 in CET | 16:00 in CET | 17:00 in CET | 18:00 in CET | 19:00 in CET | 20:00 in CET | 21:00 in CET | 22:00 in CET | 23:00 in CET |
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| CET—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| EST—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
- Working hours
- Shoulder
- Night
- Overlap
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Common questions
What is CET in EST?
EST is 6 hours behind CET today: noon in CET is 06:00 in EST.
Is CET the same all year?
Central European Time, anchored on Berlin. An abbreviation describes an offset at a moment, not a place — the zone identifier Europe/Berlin is the unambiguous name.
When can CET and EST meet?
Working hours overlap for 3 hours a day: the shaded overlap is 09:00–12:00 in EST (15:00–18:00 your time).