EST to CET converter

Eastern Time (EST) is UTC−5 and observes daylight saving (EDT, UTC−4, roughly March–November). It covers New York, Toronto, Miami and Atlanta.

Central European Time (CET) is UTC+1 and observes summer time (CEST, UTC+2, roughly March–October). It covers Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome and Amsterdam.

Central European Time is typically 6 hours ahead of Eastern Time, though daylight saving can shift the difference by an hour at some times of year.

Time difference between Eastern Time and Central European Time

Central European Time is typically 6 hours ahead of Eastern Time, though daylight saving can shift the difference by an hour at some times of year. Put the other way around: central European Time (CET) is typically 6 hours ahead of Eastern Time (EST). The table above shows the difference hour by hour using today's actual offsets.

Best time to call Central European Time from Eastern Time

Office hours overlap for about 2 hours a day: 9:00 AM–11:00 AM in Eastern Time is 3:00 PM–5:00 PM in Central European Time. Book calls inside this window and nobody is out of hours. Daylight saving can shift these times by an hour at some points in the year.