CEST is not in use right now: Central European Time is on CET (UTC+1). The clock shows the time at CEST's own offset, UTC+2.
CEST is 6 hours ahead of EDT (Eastern Standard Time).
Clocks in CEST run on Central European Time (CET, UTC+1); software knows the zone as Europe/Paris.
Yes. CEST is on standard time now. The next changes:
Central European Time
Central European Standard Time (CET)
IANA: Europe/Paris · UTC+1
Not in effect now
Next change: Sun 28 Mar, clocks go forward 1 hour (02:00 → 03:00)
Sunrise 07:26 · Sunset 17:42
Daylight 10h 16m · Solar noon 12:34
| City | Local time | Difference from CEST |
|---|---|---|
| New York | Mon | 5 hours behind |
| Los Angeles | Mon | 8 hours behind |
| London | Mon | 1 hour behind |
| Dubai | Mon | 3 hours ahead |
| Mumbai | Mon | 4.5 hours ahead |
| Singapore | Mon | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo | Mon | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney | Tue | 10 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg | Mon | 1 hour ahead |
| São Paulo | Mon | 4 hours behind |
| Chicago | Mon | 6 hours behind |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |