CET to EST converter

Central Europe is six hours ahead of the US east coast for most of the year, so 15:00 in Berlin is 9:00 in the morning in New York. For a few weeks the gap is only five hours, because the US and Europe change their clocks on different dates.

Most people who search "CET" mean the local clock time in central Europe. That clock is on CET (UTC+1) in winter and CEST (UTC+2) in summer; in 2026 CEST runs from March 29 until clocks go back on October 25. Most people who search "EST" mean the local clock time on the US east coast. That clock is on EST (UTC-5) in winter and EDT (UTC-4) in summer; in 2026 EDT runs from March 8 until clocks go back on November 1. The converter above follows the real clock for the date you pick, so you do not have to remember which half of the year it is. The live line and the table use the same rules.

In 2026 the US went forward on March 8 and Europe on March 29; Europe goes back on October 25 and the US on November 1. Between those dates the gap is five hours, and a recurring meeting that stayed at the same Berlin time moves an hour on the New York clock.

Europe-US overlap is the afternoon in Europe and the morning in the US: roughly 14:00 to 18:00 in Berlin, 8:00 to 12:00 in New York.