CET to EST: Central European Time to US Eastern Time
Central European Time (CET, UTC+01:00) and US Eastern Time (EST, UTC-05:00): EST is 6 hours behind CET all year. Use the converter above — type a time such as “9am CET to EST”, drag along the hour strips, or pick a date.
CET to EST conversion table
| Central European Time (CET/CEST) | US Eastern Time |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM CET | 6:00 PM EST (previous day) |
| 1:00 AM CET | 7:00 PM EST (previous day) |
| 2:00 AM CET | 8:00 PM EST (previous day) |
| 3:00 AM CET | 9:00 PM EST (previous day) |
| 4:00 AM CET | 10:00 PM EST (previous day) |
| 5:00 AM CET | 11:00 PM EST (previous day) |
| 6:00 AM CET | 12:00 AM EST |
| 7:00 AM CET | 1:00 AM EST |
| 8:00 AM CET | 2:00 AM EST |
| 9:00 AM CET | 3:00 AM EST |
| 10:00 AM CET | 4:00 AM EST |
| 11:00 AM CET | 5:00 AM EST |
| 12:00 PM CET | 6:00 AM EST |
| 1:00 PM CET | 7:00 AM EST |
| 2:00 PM CET | 8:00 AM EST |
| 3:00 PM CET | 9:00 AM EST |
| 4:00 PM CET | 10:00 AM EST |
| 5:00 PM CET | 11:00 AM EST |
| 6:00 PM CET | 12:00 PM EST |
| 7:00 PM CET | 1:00 PM EST |
| 8:00 PM CET | 2:00 PM EST |
| 9:00 PM CET | 3:00 PM EST |
| 10:00 PM CET | 4:00 PM EST |
| 11:00 PM CET | 5:00 PM EST |
Daylight saving
Central European Time switches to daylight saving (CEST) around March and back to CET around October. US Eastern Time switches to EDT around March and back to EST around November.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the time difference between CET and EST?
- EST is 6h behind CET all year.
- What is 9 AM CET in EST?
- 9:00 AM CET is 3:00 AM EST.
- Which CET is this?
- Here CET means Central European Time, used in most of Europe (Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome). Abbreviations can mean different places; type a city in the converter if you meant another one.