EDT to CEST to Amsterdam Time Converter

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EDT
Eastern Daylight Time
UTC−4
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CEST
Central European Summer Time
UTC+2
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Amsterdam
NetherlandsCEST
UTC+2
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9pm
Amsterdam's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Oct 25 · CEST → CET

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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 18, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 18, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 18, 2026

EDT is 6 hours behind CEST. EDT is 6 hours behind Amsterdam.

How the time difference changes

EDT to CEST

For most of the year, EDT is 6 hours behind CEST. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, EDT is 5 hours behind CET. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 6 hours behind CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in CET or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in CET or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 14:00 to 23:00 in CET.

EDT to Amsterdam

For most of the year, EDT is 6 hours behind Amsterdam. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, EDT is 5 hours behind Amsterdam. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 6 hours behind Amsterdam.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in Amsterdam. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in Amsterdam or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm in Amsterdam.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in Amsterdam. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in Amsterdam or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 14:00 to 23:00 in Amsterdam.

Compare EDT time with CEST and Amsterdam time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Eastern Daylight Time is 6 hours behind Central European Summer Time. Eastern Daylight Time is 6 hours behind CEST (Central European Summer Time).
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST and is 2:00 pm14:00 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

EDT to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in EDT which corresponds to 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in CEST
EDT to Amsterdam call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in EDT which corresponds to 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in Amsterdam

8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

8:00 am08:00 EDT / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 2:00 pm14:00 Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Eastern Daylight Time

Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT 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: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
EDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EDT.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).

123456789101112Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -04 - basic short
  • -0400 - basic
  • -04:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST5EDT
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -4 offset:
  • AST - Atlantic Standard Time
  • EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
  • AMT - Amazon Time
  • BOT - Bolivia Time
  • CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
  • CLT - Chile Standard Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time

Central European Summer Time

Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Albania, 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, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.

German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

Map of the areas on Central European Summer Time (CEST)
CEST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CEST.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central European Time (CET).

123456789101112Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • 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
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time

Amsterdam Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CEST – Central European Summer Time, UTC+2 (now, daylight saving time)
CET – Central European Time, UTC+1 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 am02:00 (CET). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 28, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (CEST). DST starts on the last Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Clock Changes
Netherlands daylight saving time · Clock changes worldwide

Amsterdam Facts

Country
Netherlands
Alternative Names
AMS, Aemstelredamme, Aemsterdam, Amestelledamme, Amesterda, Amesterdam, Amesterdao, Amesterdã, Amesterdão, Amistardam, Amseutereudam, Amstardam, Amstardām, Amstedam, Amstehrdam, Amsteladamum, Amstelodamum, Amstelodhamon, Amstelodhámon, Amsterda, Amsterdam, Amsterdama, Amsterdamas, Amsterdame, Amsterdami, Amsterdamo, Amsterdams, Amsterdamu, Amsterdan, Amsterdã, Amsterntam, Amsterodam, Amstyerdam, Amstèdam, Amstèrdame, Amstérdam, Amstɛrɩdam, Amsut'erudam, Amszterdam, Amsŭt'erŭdam, Amusitedan, Amusuterudamu, Damsko, I-Amsterdami, Mokum, Mokum Aleph, a mu si te dan, aimstardaima, amasataradama, amastaradama, amastararyama, amseuteleudam, amstardama, amstartam, amstrdam, amusuterudamu, anstardyam, emstaradyama, xamstexrdam, yەmstەrdam, Àmsterdam, Ámsterdam, Ámsterdan, Âmesterdâm, Āmǔsītèdān, Άμστερνταμ, Амстердам, Амстэрдам, Ամստերդամ, אמסטערדאם, אמסטרדם, آمستردام, أمستردام, ئامستېردام, ئەمستەردام, امستردام, امسټرډام, ایمسٹرڈیم, ܐܡܣܛܪܕܐܡ, अ‍ॅम्स्टरडॅम, आम्स्टर्डम, एम्स्तरद्याम, ऐम्स्टर्डैम, আমস্টারডাম, ਅਮਸਤਰਦਮ, ଆମଷ୍ଟରଡ଼୍ୟାମ, ஆம்ஸ்டர்டம், ಆಂಸ್ಟರ್ಡ್ಯಾಮ್, ആംസ്റ്റർഡാം, ඈම්ස්ටර්ඩෑම්, อัมสเตอร์ดัม, ཨེམ་སི་ཊར་ཌམ།, အမ်စတာဒမ်မြို့, ამსტერდამი, አምስተርዳም, アムステルダム, 阿姆斯特丹, 암스테르담
Population
741,636
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Geographic Coordinates
52° 22' N Latitude / 4° 53' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+31
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