CET: Central European Time
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CET to CST: convert Central European Time to Central Time
CST is 7 hours behind CET all year.
Both clocks change for daylight saving on similar schedules, so the gap between them does not move.
CST also abbreviates China Standard Time (UTC+8) and Cuba Standard Time (UTC-5). These pages use the North American meaning.
One instant, two local clocks
Drag one day across both zones
Shared instant12:00 UTC
Difference nowCST is 7 hours behind
CETCentral European Time
13:00Thu, Jan 15
CSTCentral Time
06:00Thu, Jan 15
Approximate daylight 09:00 to 17:00 Selected local time
Both lanes show the same instant. Local dates, daylight, and offsets come from each IANA zone on the selected date, so daylight saving changes are included.
Right now
CST: Central Time
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Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.
CET to CST hour by hour
| CET | CST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 5:00 PM (prev day) |
| 1:00 AM | 6:00 PM (prev day) |
| 2:00 AM | 7:00 PM (prev day) |
| 3:00 AM | 8:00 PM (prev day) |
| 4:00 AM | 9:00 PM (prev day) |
| 5:00 AM | 10:00 PM (prev day) |
| 6:00 AM | 11:00 PM (prev day) |
| 7:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 6:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
Scheduling a call between CET and CST
Standard business hours (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM) overlap from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM in CET, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in CST.
More CET conversions
Offsets are computed from the IANA time zone database for January 15 and July 15 of the current year. CET here means Central European Time (most of continental Europe); CST means Central Time (United States and Canada).