When it's 9:00 am in Berlin, it's 2:00 am in Chicago. Only 1 hour of your working days overlap, so the meeting slot is worth picking with care.
Convert Central European Summer Time (CEST) to Central Standard Time (CST) for any date and time.
Central Time is 7 hours behind Central European Time for most of the year.
Right now Central European Time is on CET (UTC+1) and Central Time is on CST (UTC−6). Central Time switches to daylight saving time on 14 March 2027.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm CET is 2:00 am to 10:00 am CST.
Central European TimeReference
Berlin, Paris, Rome, Madrid
Wed, Nov 4
Central Time
US, Canada & Mexico
Wed, Nov 4
Best time to meet 4:00 PM–5:00 PM in Central European Time on Wed, Nov 4, when everyone is inside working hours.
Book a meeting in this windowWorking hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Monday to FridayEveryone at work
Every hour of the day in CET, converted to CST. Hatched cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); rows with the accent bar are working hours in both zones.
| CET | CSTUntil 14 March 2027; 28 March 2027 to 31 October 2027 | CDT14 March 2027 to 28 March 2027; From 31 October 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am CET | 5:00 pm CST(day before) | 6:00 pm CDT(day before) |
| 1:00 am CET | 6:00 pm CST(day before) | 7:00 pm CDT(day before) |
| 2:00 am CET | 7:00 pm CST(day before) | 8:00 pm CDT(day before) |
| 3:00 am CET | 8:00 pm CST(day before) | 9:00 pm CDT(day before) |
| 4:00 am CET | 9:00 pm CST(day before) | 10:00 pm CDT(day before) |
| 5:00 am CET | 10:00 pm CST(day before) | 11:00 pm CDT(day before) |
| 6:00 am CET | 11:00 pm CST(day before) | 12:00 am CDT |
| 7:00 am CET | 12:00 am CST | 1:00 am CDT |
| 8:00 am CET | 1:00 am CST | 2:00 am CDT |
| 9:00 am CET | 2:00 am CST | 3:00 am CDT |
| 10:00 am CET | 3:00 am CST | 4:00 am CDT |
| 11:00 am CET | 4:00 am CST | 5:00 am CDT |
| 12:00 pm CET | 5:00 am CST | 6:00 am CDT |
| 1:00 pm CET | 6:00 am CST | 7:00 am CDT |
| 2:00 pm CET | 7:00 am CST | 8:00 am CDT |
| 3:00 pm CET | 8:00 am CST | 9:00 am CDT |
| 4:00 pm CET | 9:00 am CST | 10:00 am CDT |
| 5:00 pm CET | 10:00 am CST | 11:00 am CDT |
| 6:00 pm CET | 11:00 am CST | 12:00 pm CDT |
| 7:00 pm CET | 12:00 pm CST | 1:00 pm CDT |
| 8:00 pm CET | 1:00 pm CST | 2:00 pm CDT |
| 9:00 pm CET | 2:00 pm CST | 3:00 pm CDT |
| 10:00 pm CET | 3:00 pm CST | 4:00 pm CDT |
| 11:00 pm CET | 4:00 pm CST | 5:00 pm CDT |
Your working hours overlap for 1 hour, from 4:00 pm CET (9:00 am CST) to 5:00 pm CET (10:00 am CST). That's the best window for a meeting.
Central European Summer Time is UTC+2.
Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and the rest of Central Europe, from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.
CEST isn't in use at the moment: Central European Time is on CET (UTC+1) until 28 March 2027. The times on this page follow the clocks, so they show CET.
Central Standard Time is UTC−6. CST is also used for China Standard Time (UTC+8) and Cuba Standard Time (UTC−5). This page converts North American Central Time.
Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Louisiana and most of the Midwest and South, plus Manitoba in Canada. Saskatchewan and most of Mexico stay on CST all year. CT is the short form for the whole zone.