EST to CET Time Converter
Live clocks, hourly reference table, and best meeting times for New York and Paris.
24-Hour Comparison Timeline
Green = working hours · Yellow = early/late · Red = night
Time difference & DST
Central European Time covers Paris, Berlin, Rome, Amsterdam and most of continental Western Europe, sitting 6 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. It's the second-most-common transatlantic pairing after London↔New York and shares a comfortable mid-day overlap window.
Both regions observe daylight saving but with a small calendar mismatch — the US moves forward two weeks earlier in spring and back one week earlier in autumn. During those transition windows, the offset briefly narrows to 5 hours.
Best time to schedule a call
The reliable sweet spot is a New York morning / European afternoon call: 8:00 AM–11:00 AM EST is 2:00 PM–5:00 PM CET, which lets US East Coast teams start the day with a fresh European briefing before lunch.
24-hour reference table
Hour-by-hour mapping for today's date. Values update automatically as daylight-saving transitions occur.
| EST (New York) | CET (Paris) |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 06:00 AM |
| 01:00 AM | 07:00 AM |
| 02:00 AM | 08:00 AM |
| 03:00 AM | 09:00 AM |
| 04:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 05:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 06:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 07:00 AM | 01:00 PM |
| 08:00 AM | 02:00 PM |
| 09:00 AM | 03:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 04:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 05:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 06:00 PM |
| 01:00 PM | 07:00 PM |
| 02:00 PM | 08:00 PM |
| 03:00 PM | 09:00 PM |
| 04:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 05:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 06:00 PM | 12:00 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 07:00 PM | 01:00 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 08:00 PM | 02:00 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 09:00 PM | 03:00 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 10:00 PM | 04:00 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 11:00 PM | 05:00 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between EST and CET?+
CET is 6 hours ahead of EST. During Central European Summer Time (CEST), Paris runs 5 hours ahead of New York when both regions are on daylight saving time.
Do EST and CET switch to DST on the same day?+
No. The US switches roughly two weeks earlier in spring and one week earlier in autumn, so the gap briefly changes during transition periods.
What time in Paris is 9 AM EST?+
9:00 AM EST is 3:00 PM CET, a common time for transatlantic client updates.