How to convert Eastern Time to Central European Time
- Type the New York time and the date.
- From is Eastern Time and To is Central Europe (Paris, Berlin, Madrid). Pick a different European city if yours isn’t on CET.
- Read the European time. From 6 pm Eastern it’s already past midnight in Central Europe.
Eastern to Central European time table
Every 3 hours on July 15, 2026 (EDT to CEST). The results are the same on January 15, 2026 (EST to CET).
| New York | Paris |
|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 6:00 am |
| 3:00 am | 9:00 am |
| 6:00 am | 12:00 pm |
| 9:00 am | 3:00 pm |
| 12:00 pm | 6:00 pm |
| 3:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
| 6:00 pm | 12:00 am (next day) |
| 9:00 pm | 3:00 am (next day) |
Europe isn’t one time zone
“Europe time” covers three zones. This is 9 am in New York on July 15, 2026 in several European cities:
| City | Time | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Lisbon | 2:00 pm | Western European Summer Time |
| London | 2:00 pm | BST |
| Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Warsaw | 3:00 pm | CEST |
| Athens | 4:00 pm | Eastern European Summer Time |
If you’re booking a call with several European offices, the one furthest east has the shortest overlap with New York, so let its afternoon set the slot.