TIME ZONE CONVERTER

CET to New York
Time Converter

Convert Central European Time to New York, United States. Compare dates, seasonal differences and meeting hours.

THE QUICK ANSWER

CET is 5h or 6h ahead of New York in 2026, depending on the date.

9 AM CET = 3 AM New York

Selected date: November 4, 2026. Fixed abbreviations retain their stated UTC offsets.

TIME & DATE
FROMUTC+01:00

Central European Time · CET

Wed, 4 Nov
USTOUTC−05:00

United States · EST

3:00AM
Wed, 4 Nov
New York is 6h behind CET.
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CETYour reference
New YorkConverted time
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THE TIME DIFFERENCE6hbehind

New York compared with CET.

SHARED WORKING HOURS2h2026-11-04

Shared time within the selected local working windows.

THROUGH THE SEASONS2different offsets

Clock changes affect your time difference.

WORKING HOURS & MEETINGS

Best meeting times: CET and New York

2h of shared working time on 2026-11-04

Set each person’s local working hours.

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Local working days, overnight shifts and the entire meeting duration are checked.

A few times that work60 MIN

Every minute of the meeting fits both working windows.

For a 60-minute meeting, the last start in this window is 4:00 PM CET.
THE QUICK REFERENCE

CET to New York conversion table

November 4, 2026 · Date changes are marked.

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View the full 24-hour table
CETNew York
12:00 AM6:00 PM -1 day
1:00 AM7:00 PM -1 day
2:00 AM8:00 PM -1 day
3:00 AM9:00 PM -1 day
4:00 AM10:00 PM -1 day
5:00 AM11:00 PM -1 day
6:00 AM12:00 AM
7:00 AM1:00 AM
8:00 AM2:00 AM
9:00 AM3:00 AM
10:00 AM4:00 AM
11:00 AM5:00 AM
CETNew York
12:00 PM6:00 AM
1:00 PM7:00 AM
2:00 PM8:00 AM
3:00 PM9:00 AM
4:00 PM10:00 AM
5:00 PM11:00 AM
6:00 PM12:00 PM
7:00 PM1:00 PM
8:00 PM2:00 PM
9:00 PM3:00 PM
10:00 PM4:00 PM
11:00 PM5:00 PM

Starting with the New York working day

These examples start on 2026-11-04 in New York.

09:00 New York15:00 →CET · 2026-11-04
17:00 New York23:00 →CET · 2026-11-04

Which time-zone meaning are we using?

CET · FIXED OFFSET

Central European Time

CET means UTC+01:00 throughout the year.

SAME TIME NEXT WEEK?

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Check the next 12 weeks for clock changes and working-hours conflicts.

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ONE CLOCK TIME. THE WHOLE YEAR.

09:00 CET to New York throughout 2026

Keeping 09:00 on the CET clock produces 2 different destination clock/date answers in 2026. The ranges below use CET calendar dates, including transition days.

Year CSV
New York04:00Same date238 of 365 source dates
New York03:00Same date127 of 365 source dates
Dates in CET · 2026New York answerSource → destination offsetsExplore
Jan 1 – Mar 766 dates03:00Same dateUTC+01:00 → UTC−05:00
Mar 8 – Oct 31238 dates04:00Same dateUTC+01:00 → UTC−04:00
Nov 1 – Dec 3161 dates03:00Same dateUTC+01:00 → UTC−05:00

Every calendar date is included, not just workdays. Date ranges include both endpoints. Based on IANA 2026e; future rules may change.

DON’T LOSE A DAY

When does CET time become a different date in New York?

Your complete source day: 2026-11-04. Each range shows which destination date to use.

CET · 2026-11-0400:00–06:00UTC+01:00
New York · 2026-11-0318:00–24:00UTC−05:00 Previous day
CET · 2026-11-0406:00–24:00UTC+01:00
New York · 2026-11-0400:00–18:00UTC−05:00 Same date

Range starts are included; ends are excluded. 24:00 means midnight at the end of that date. Repeated hours appear separately with their UTC offsets. The strip is proportional to elapsed time.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

A year of time differences.

How New York compares with CET throughout 2026.

2026
JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC
−6h
−5h
−6h

New York changes its UTC offset in 2026. CET is a fixed offset.

See exact change periods
From (UTC, inclusive)Until (UTC, exclusive)New York vs CET
1 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC8 Mar 2026, 07:00 UTC6h behind
8 Mar 2026, 07:00 UTC1 Nov 2026, 06:00 UTC5h behind
1 Nov 2026, 06:00 UTC1 Jan 2027, 00:00 UTC6h behind
CLOCK CHANGES

What changes at the next clock adjustment?

March 14, 2027Local transition date
  • New York clocks go forward by 1h on March 14, 2027.

After this change, CET is 5h ahead of New York. CET remains fixed at UTC+01:00.

Exact clock readings and UTC transition

2027-03-14T07:00:00.000Z.

New York: 2027-03-14 01:59 UTC−05:00 → 2027-03-14 03:00 UTC−04:00.

Readings are one real minute apart. Future rules may change.

Exact periods outside the most common difference in 2026

The most frequent difference has New York 5h behind relative to CET. Exceptions:

From (UTC, inclusive)Until (UTC, exclusive)Compared with CET
1 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC8 Mar 2026, 07:00 UTC6h behind
1 Nov 2026, 06:00 UTC1 Jan 2027, 00:00 UTC6h behind
PLAN BEYOND A SINGLE DAY

CET–New York working hours through 2026

Every date calculated with your working windows. 261 selected CET workdays; public holidays are not applied.

Daily CSV
Least shared time2h
Most common3h
Most shared time3h
Days without a 60-min slot0 / 261

A start time that survives the whole year.

Start a 60-minute meeting in CET 15:00–16:00.

These starts fit both working windows on every selected CET workday in 2026, using a 15-minute start grid. The end of each range is the last valid start.

Explore seasonal meeting times and your weekly schedule

CET: 09:00–17:00, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri. New York: 09:00–17:00, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri.

Calculation details and repeated hours

Overnight shifts belong to their start weekday. Host workday means the source calendar date. Repeated local times use the first occurrence.

THE DETAILS THAT MATTER

CET to New York: useful answers

Why is the CET to New York difference sometimes 5 hours and sometimes 6 hours?

CET is 5h or 6h ahead of New York in 2026, depending on the date. New York changes its UTC offset in 2026. CET is a fixed offset.

Does the CET–New York time difference change in 2026?

The published rules produce 3 periods with 2 different offsets in 2026. See the annual chart for the exact boundaries of each period.

Does this conversion change the calendar date?

09:00 in CET on 2026-11-04 is 03:00 in New York on 2026-11-04. This selected time stays on the same date in both places. Other times can cross midnight.

Can CET and New York meet during working hours?

Your selected working windows share 2h on 2026-11-04. The planner above checks the whole meeting duration and shows suitable start times. Edit the windows to match your team.

Related time-zone meanings and conversions

Calculated with IANA 2026e. Working hours are your preferences; public holidays and calendar availability are not included. Our methodology

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