CET to JST

CET is UTC+2 and JST is UTC+9 today — JST is 7 hours ahead of CET. Abbreviations are for reading: this page resolves CET to Europe/Berlin and JST to Asia/Tokyo, which are the names that do not go ambiguous.

CET: Central European Time, anchored on Berlin.

The working day, side by side

Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours on both sides. Current abbreviations: CEST and JST.

CET and JST hour by hour, with the working-hour overlap shaded
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
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
JST——	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 JST?

JST is 7 hours ahead of CET today: noon in CET is 19:00 in JST.

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 JST meet?

Working hours overlap for 2 hours a day: the shaded overlap is 16:00–18:00 in JST (09:00–11:00 your time).