CET to EST to Dubai Time Converter
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1:00 pm13:00 CET (UTC+1), Nov 4, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 4, 2026 = 4:00 pm16:00 GST (UTC+4), Nov 4, 2026
CET is 6 hours ahead of EST. CET is 3 hours behind Dubai.
How the time difference changes
CET to EST
For most of the year, CEST is 6 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CET is 6 hours ahead of EST. From Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, CET is 5 hours ahead of EDT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 3:00 am to 12:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 3:00 am to 12:00 pm in EST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 4:00 am to 1:00 pm in EDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 03:00 to 12:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 03:00 to 12:00 in EST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 04:00 to 13:00 in EDT.
CET to Dubai
For most of the year, CEST is 2 hours behind Dubai. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, CET is 3 hours behind Dubai.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in Dubai. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in Dubai.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in Dubai. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in Dubai.
Compare CET time with EST and Dubai time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Central European Time is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. Central European Time is 3 hours behind GST (Gulf Standard Time).
1:00 pm13:00 in CET is 7:00 am07:00 in EST and is 4:00 pm16:00 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
CET to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in CET which corresponds to 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in EST
CET to Dubai call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in CET which corresponds to 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in Dubai
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
4:00 pm16:00 GST (Gulf Standard Time) (Dubai, United Arab Emirates). Offset UTC +4:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 CET / 7:00 am07:00 EST / 4:00 pm16:00 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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| CET | EST | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00pm previous day | 3:00am | |
| 7:00pm previous day | 4:00am | |
| 8:00pm previous day | 5:00am | |
| 9:00pm previous day | 6:00am | |
| 10:00pm previous day | 7:00am | |
| 11:00pm previous day | 8:00am | |
| 12:00am | 9:00am | |
| 1:00am | 10:00am | |
| 2:00am | 11:00am | |
| 3:00am | 12:00pm | |
| 4:00am | 1:00pm | |
| 5:00am | 2:00pm | |
| 6:00am | 3:00pm | |
| 7:00am | 4:00pm | |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | |
| 9:00am | 6:00pm | |
| 10:00am | 7:00pm | |
| 11:00am | 8:00pm | |
| 12:00pm | 9:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | 10:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | 11:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | 12:00am next day | |
| 4:00pm | 1:00am next day | |
| 5:00pm | 2:00am next day | |
| 18:00 previous day | 03:00 | |
| 19:00 previous day | 04:00 | |
| 20:00 previous day | 05:00 | |
| 21:00 previous day | 06:00 | |
| 22:00 previous day | 07:00 | |
| 23:00 previous day | 08:00 | |
| 00:00 | 09:00 | |
| 01:00 | 10:00 | |
| 02:00 | 11:00 | |
| 03:00 | 12:00 | |
| 04:00 | 13:00 | |
| 05:00 | 14:00 | |
| 06:00 | 15:00 | |
| 07:00 | 16:00 | |
| 08:00 | 17:00 | |
| 09:00 | 18:00 | |
| 10:00 | 19:00 | |
| 11:00 | 20:00 | |
| 12:00 | 21:00 | |
| 13:00 | 22:00 | |
| 14:00 | 23:00 | |
| 15:00 | 00:00 next day | |
| 16:00 | 01:00 next day | |
| 17:00 | 02:00 next day |
Central European Time
Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Vatican City
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CET time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Algiers, Rome, Paris.
German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
Today all shaded areas are on CET.
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).
Start: Central European Time (CET) started on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.
End: Central European Time (CET) ends on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.
CET representations, usage and related time zones
- +01 - basic short
- +0100 - basic
- +01:00 - extended
- +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
- Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
- A - short form of 'Alpha'
- Africa/Algiers
- Africa/Ceuta
- Africa/Tunis
- Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
- CET
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Europe/Andorra
- Europe/Belgrade
- Europe/Berlin
- Europe/Bratislava
- Europe/Brussels
- Europe/Budapest
- Europe/Busingen
- Europe/Copenhagen
- Europe/Gibraltar
- Europe/Ljubljana
- Europe/Luxembourg
- Europe/Madrid
- Europe/Malta
- Europe/Monaco
- Europe/Oslo
- Europe/Paris
- Europe/Podgorica
- Europe/Prague
- Europe/Rome
- Europe/San_Marino
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Europe/Skopje
- Europe/Stockholm
- Europe/Tirane
- Europe/Vaduz
- Europe/Vatican
- Europe/Vienna
- Europe/Warsaw
- Europe/Zagreb
- Europe/Zurich
- MET
- Poland
- BST - British Summer Time
- CET - Central European Time
- IST - Irish Standard Time
- WEST - Western European Summer Time
- A - Alpha Time Zone
- CET - Central European Time
- MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
- WAT - West Africa Time
- WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
- BMT - Biel Mean Time
Eastern Standard Time
Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.
French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est
Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
Today all shaded areas are on EST.
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
EST representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- America/Atikokan
- America/Cancun
- America/Cayman
- America/Coral_Harbour
- America/Detroit
- America/Fort_Wayne
- America/Grand_Turk
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- America/Indiana/Marengo
- America/Indiana/Petersburg
- America/Indiana/Vevay
- America/Indiana/Vincennes
- America/Indiana/Winamac
- America/Indianapolis
- America/Iqaluit
- America/Jamaica
- America/Kentucky/Louisville
- America/Kentucky/Monticello
- America/Louisville
- America/Montreal
- America/Nassau
- America/New_York
- America/Nipigon
- America/Panama
- America/Pangnirtung
- America/Port-au-Prince
- America/Thunder_Bay
- America/Toronto
- Canada/Eastern
- EST
- EST5EDT
- Jamaica
- US/East-Indiana
- US/Eastern
- US/Michigan
- CDT - Central Daylight Time
- EST - Eastern Standard Time
- ET - Eastern Time
- COT - Colombia Time
- CST - Cuba Standard Time
- EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
- ECT - Ecuador Time
- PET - Peru Time
- R - Romeo Time Zone