CET to EST converter
Convert Central European Time to Eastern Time. New York is 6 hours behind Paris and Berlin for most of the year.
New York is 6 hours behind Paris (CET vs EST).
From Europe to the US East Coast
Starting from a European time and finding the New York equivalent means subtracting six hours. A 9:00 AM meeting in Paris is 3:00 AM in New York, so the European morning is the American night, and the only workable overlap is the European afternoon.
Visitors from Germany, France, Italy and Spain use this conversion for trading hours, video calls with US customers and travel plans. The gap shrinks to five hours for two to three weeks each spring and for a week in autumn, when the US and EU are out of step.
European professionals usually schedule US calls late in the afternoon.
Afternoon calls with US teams
The best overlap starts when New York wakes up, at about 3 PM in Paris.
- 3:00 PM CET is 9:00 AM in New York
- 4:00 PM CET is 10:00 AM in New York
- 5:30 PM CET is 11:30 AM in New York
The European day often ends with US calls, and a 6 PM start is not unusual.
Watching US markets from Europe
The NYSE and Nasdaq trade during the European afternoon and evening.
- The 9:30 AM EST open is 3:30 PM CET
- The 4:00 PM EST close is 10:00 PM CET
- US earnings at 8:30 AM EST are released at 2:30 PM CET
For the weeks when the gap is five hours, all those times are an hour earlier.
Sport and entertainment
Late kick-offs in the US are the European night.
- A 8:00 PM EST game starts at 2:00 AM CET the next day
- The Super Bowl kick-off at 6:30 PM EST is 12:30 AM CET
- An 11:00 AM EST live stream starts at 5:00 PM CET
European fans often watch US events on delay for this reason.
European deadlines for New Yorkers
A European closing time of 5:00 PM CET is 11:00 AM EST. A deadline at midnight CET is 6:00 PM EST the day before, which means New York applicants have to finish earlier than the date suggests.
If you are the one in Europe, a New York deadline of 5:00 PM EST is 11:00 PM CET. Think of it as a late-evening deadline and finish in the European afternoon.
Six hours, five hours, and why
The EU changes its clocks on the last Sunday of March and the last Sunday of October. The US changes on the second Sunday of March and the first Sunday of November. For the weeks in between, one side is on summer time and the other is not, and the gap is five hours instead of six.
- Mar 14, 2027: New York moves to EDT (UTC−4); the gap becomes 5 hours
- Mar 28, 2027: Paris moves to CEST (UTC+2); the gap becomes 6 hours
- Oct 31, 2027: Paris moves to CET (UTC+1); the gap becomes 5 hours
- Nov 7, 2027: New York moves to EST (UTC−5); the gap becomes 6 hours
Check any recurring meeting around those dates. A weekly Tuesday call at 3 PM CET is 9 AM New York for most of the year, but 10 AM New York in the weeks when the gap is five hours.
Paris to New York, every hour
Times are for Nov 6, 2026, when New York is 6 hours behind Paris. The gap changes on the dates listed above. Green rows are the hours when both places are inside a 9-to-5 day.
| Paris (CET) | New YorkEST, −6 hrs |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM (midnight) | 6:00 PM previous day |
| 1:00 AM | 7:00 PM previous day |
| 2:00 AM | 8:00 PM previous day |
| 3:00 AM | 9:00 PM previous day |
| 4:00 AM | 10:00 PM previous day |
| 5:00 AM | 11:00 PM previous day |
| 6:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM (noon) | 6:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
“next day” and “previous day” mean New York is on a different calendar date from Paris.
Quick answers
What time is 3 PM CET in New York?
9:00 AM EST. New York is six hours behind central Europe most of the year.
Is New York 6 hours behind Paris?
Yes, except for a few weeks in March and October/November when it is 5 hours.
What is 9 AM CET in EST?
3:00 AM EST.
When is the best time to call New York from Berlin?
Between 3 PM and 6 PM CET, which is 9 AM to noon in New York.
Is CET the same as Paris time?
Yes in winter. In summer Paris uses CEST, one hour ahead of CET, and the converter accounts for that.