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8:02 PM CET in EST
Eastern Time · right now EST is 6 hours behind CET
Times follow Berlin for CET and New York for EST, using the IANA time zone database.
CET to EST time difference
EST is 6 hours behind CET for most of 2026, and 5 hours behind CET for about 28 days, because daylight saving time changes on different dates.
In 2026, Central European Time switches to CEST on March 29 and back to CET on October 25. In 2026, Eastern Time switches to EDT on March 8 and back to EST on November 1.
CET to EST conversion table
Every hour on 2026-09-28. Highlighted rows fall inside 9 AM–5 PM in both zones.
| CET (Central European Time) | EST (Eastern Time) |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 6:00 PM · previous day |
| 1:00 AM | 7:00 PM · previous day |
| 2:00 AM | 8:00 PM · previous day |
| 3:00 AM | 9:00 PM · previous day |
| 4:00 AM | 10:00 PM · previous day |
| 5:00 AM | 11:00 PM · previous day |
| 6:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 6:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
Working hours overlap
On 2026-09-28, a 9 AM–5 PM workday in CET and in EST overlap for about 2 hours, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM CET (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST).
Convert CET to other time zones
How to use
Follow these steps to get a result
Pick a date and a time in Central European Time (CET).
Read the matching EST time, including whether it falls on the next or previous day.
Scan the 24-hour table to see every hour at once, with shared working hours highlighted.
Features
What this tool includes
Live clocks for both time zones
Daylight saving time handled automatically
24-hour conversion table
Working-hours overlap
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