CET to EST Converter
Convert Central European Time (CET/CEST) to Eastern Time (EST/EDT). This page uses Paris time and New York time, so it follows daylight saving automatically: pick any date below and the conversion uses the offsets in force on that day.
CET to EST time difference
The converter above shows the difference for the date and time you choose. Over 2026, the gap works out like this:
- EST is 6 hours behind CETMost of the year: Jan 1 to Mar 7, Mar 29 to Oct 24, Nov 1 to Dec 31.
- EST is 5 hours behind CETMar 8 to Mar 28, Oct 25 to Oct 31.
CET to EST for a working day
Paris time from 6 AM to 10 PM, converted. Bold times fall between 9 AM and 5 PM in EST.
| CET (Paris) | EST (New York) |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Calculated for January 15, 2026.
About these time zones
CET. Central European Time is CET (UTC+1) in winter and CEST (UTC+2) from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. It covers Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam and most of continental Europe.
EST. Eastern Time is EST (UTC-5) in winter and EDT (UTC-4) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. It covers New York, Toronto, Miami and most of the US East Coast.
Overlap. Meetings starting between 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM CET land inside a 9 to 5 working day in both zones.