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Eastern Time to Central European Time Converter
Convert any time from Eastern Time to Central European Time — every 15 minutes, daylight-saving aware. Switch to Central European Time → Eastern Time →
EDT (daylight saving time)
CEST (daylight saving time)
About this conversion
Eastern Time is on UTC-5; Central European Time is on UTC+1. In standard (winter) time, Central European Time is 6 hours ahead Eastern Time.
Central European Time runs on CEST from the last Sunday of March to last Sunday of October, and on CET the rest of the year.
Every 15 minutes — Eastern Time to Central European Time
Tap a row for a dedicated page with that exact time. Both standard-time and daylight-saving answers are shown where they differ.
- 12:00 AM6:00 AM
- 12:15 AM6:15 AM
- 12:30 AM6:30 AM
- 12:45 AM6:45 AM
- 1:00 AM7:00 AM
- 1:15 AM7:15 AM
- 1:30 AM7:30 AM
- 1:45 AM7:45 AM
- 2:00 AM8:00 AM
- 2:15 AM8:15 AM
- 2:30 AM8:30 AM
- 2:45 AM8:45 AM
- 3:00 AM9:00 AM
- 3:15 AM9:15 AM
- 3:30 AM9:30 AM
- 3:45 AM9:45 AM
- 4:00 AM10:00 AM
- 4:15 AM10:15 AM
- 4:30 AM10:30 AM
- 4:45 AM10:45 AM
- 5:00 AM11:00 AM
- 5:15 AM11:15 AM
- 5:30 AM11:30 AM
- 5:45 AM11:45 AM
- 6:00 AM12:00 PM
- 6:15 AM12:15 PM
- 6:30 AM12:30 PM
- 6:45 AM12:45 PM
- 7:00 AM1:00 PM
- 7:15 AM1:15 PM
- 7:30 AM1:30 PM
- 7:45 AM1:45 PM
- 8:00 AM2:00 PM
- 8:15 AM2:15 PM
- 8:30 AM2:30 PM
- 8:45 AM2:45 PM
- 9:00 AM3:00 PM
- 9:15 AM3:15 PM
- 9:30 AM3:30 PM
- 9:45 AM3:45 PM
- 10:00 AM4:00 PM
- 10:15 AM4:15 PM
- 10:30 AM4:30 PM
- 10:45 AM4:45 PM
- 11:00 AM5:00 PM
- 11:15 AM5:15 PM
- 11:30 AM5:30 PM
- 11:45 AM5:45 PM
- 12:00 PM6:00 PM
- 12:15 PM6:15 PM
- 12:30 PM6:30 PM
- 12:45 PM6:45 PM
- 1:00 PM7:00 PM
- 1:15 PM7:15 PM
- 1:30 PM7:30 PM
- 1:45 PM7:45 PM
- 2:00 PM8:00 PM
- 2:15 PM8:15 PM
- 2:30 PM8:30 PM
- 2:45 PM8:45 PM
- 3:00 PM9:00 PM
- 3:15 PM9:15 PM
- 3:30 PM9:30 PM
- 3:45 PM9:45 PM
- 4:00 PM10:00 PM
- 4:15 PM10:15 PM
- 4:30 PM10:30 PM
- 4:45 PM10:45 PM
- 5:00 PM11:00 PM
- 5:15 PM11:15 PM
- 5:30 PM11:30 PM
- 5:45 PM11:45 PM
- 6:00 PM12:00 AM(+1d)
- 6:15 PM12:15 AM(+1d)
- 6:30 PM12:30 AM(+1d)
- 6:45 PM12:45 AM(+1d)
- 7:00 PM1:00 AM(+1d)
- 7:15 PM1:15 AM(+1d)
- 7:30 PM1:30 AM(+1d)
- 7:45 PM1:45 AM(+1d)
- 8:00 PM2:00 AM(+1d)
- 8:15 PM2:15 AM(+1d)
- 8:30 PM2:30 AM(+1d)
- 8:45 PM2:45 AM(+1d)
- 9:00 PM3:00 AM(+1d)
- 9:15 PM3:15 AM(+1d)
- 9:30 PM3:30 AM(+1d)
- 9:45 PM3:45 AM(+1d)
- 10:00 PM4:00 AM(+1d)
- 10:15 PM4:15 AM(+1d)
- 10:30 PM4:30 AM(+1d)
- 10:45 PM4:45 AM(+1d)
- 11:00 PM5:00 AM(+1d)
- 11:15 PM5:15 AM(+1d)
- 11:30 PM5:30 AM(+1d)
- 11:45 PM5:45 AM(+1d)
Frequently asked
What is noon Eastern Time in Central European Time?
When it's 12:00 PM Eastern Time, the time in Central European Time is 6:00 PM year-round.
How many hours is Central European Time ahead of Eastern Time?
In standard (winter) time, Central European Time is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Time. When daylight saving time is in effect, the difference becomes 6 hours ahead of Eastern Time.
When does Central European Time switch between CET and CEST?
Central European Time is on CEST (UTC+2) from the last Sunday of March to last Sunday of October, and on CET (UTC+1) the rest of the year.
Is CET the same as Central European Time?
Yes — CET, CEST, and Central European Time all refer to Central European Time. The label CET is used in winter (standard time) and CEST in summer (daylight saving time); the underlying zone is the same.
What cities use Central European Time?
Major cities on Central European Time include Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, and Warsaw.
What is noon Eastern Time in other time zones?
Noon Eastern Time corresponds to 11:00 AM CST, 9:00 AM PST, 10:30 PM IST.