Skip to content
Timezone Prime

AEST to CET converter

Convert Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) to Central European Time (CET/CEST), with daylight saving applied for the exact date you pick.

From

Tue, Oct 27

To

Mon, Oct 26 Previous day

AEDT 9 to 5 CET 9 to 5

From zone
Australian Eastern Daylight Time
Offset and clock
UTC+11 Daylight saving time
IANA name
Australia/Sydney
To zone
Central European Standard Time
Offset and clock
UTC+1 Standard time
IANA name
Europe/Berlin

CET is 10 hours behind AEDT.

Time difference
CEST is 8 hours behind AEST for most of the year (182 days in 2026). The gap is 10 hours for about 22 weeks in 2026. The gap is 9 hours for about 4 weeks in 2026.
Meeting window
Working days of 9 AM to 5 PM do not overlap. The least disruptive slot is around 4:30 PM AEST, which is 8:30 AM CEST while AEST and CEST apply.
Daylight saving
Both zones change their clocks, on the dates listed below, so the gap can shift during the year.

Where AEST and CET apply

Shaded areas follow the official zone boundaries, so a country split across zones is split here too. Hover or tap a region for its local time.

  • Australian Eastern Time
  • Central European Time
  • Same UTC offset right now, different zone rules

Drag to pan. Ctrl and scroll, or pinch, to zoom. Boundaries: timezone-boundary-builder, © OpenStreetMap contributors

Hour by hour

Every hour of Tuesday, October 27, 2026, side by side. Days with a clock change show 23 or 25 rows.

Shaded rows fall inside working hours in both places.

Hourly comparison of the two time zones. Choose a time to load it in the converter.
Sydney (AEDT) Berlin (CET) Working hours
12:00 AM 2:00 PM previous day
1:00 AM 3:00 PM previous day
2:00 AM 4:00 PM previous day
3:00 AM 5:00 PM previous day
4:00 AM 6:00 PM previous day
5:00 AM 7:00 PM previous day
6:00 AM 8:00 PM previous day
7:00 AM 9:00 PM previous day
8:00 AM 10:00 PM previous day
9:00 AM 11:00 PM previous day
10:00 AM 12:00 AM
11:00 AM 1:00 AM
12:00 PM 2:00 AM
1:00 PM 3:00 AM
2:00 PM 4:00 AM
3:00 PM 5:00 AM
4:00 PM 6:00 AM
5:00 PM 7:00 AM
6:00 PM 8:00 AM
7:00 PM 9:00 AM
8:00 PM 10:00 AM
9:00 PM 11:00 AM
10:00 PM 12:00 PM
11:00 PM 1:00 PM

AEST to CET conversion table

Common AEST times and their CET equivalents. The second column covers the part of the year when the clocks are on a different gap.

AEST to CET conversion table
Australian Eastern Time CEST 8 h behind, most of the year (182 days in 2026) CET 10 h behind, about 22 weeks in 2026
12:00 AM 4:00 PM (previous day)2:00 PM (previous day)
6:00 AM 10:00 PM (previous day)8:00 PM (previous day)
8:00 AM 12:00 AM10:00 PM (previous day)
9:00 AM 1:00 AM11:00 PM (previous day)
10:00 AM 2:00 AM12:00 AM
12:00 PM 4:00 AM2:00 AM
2:00 PM 6:00 AM4:00 AM
3:00 PM 7:00 AM5:00 AM
5:00 PM 9:00 AM7:00 AM
6:00 PM 10:00 AM8:00 AM
8:00 PM 12:00 PM10:00 AM
10:00 PM 2:00 PM12:00 PM

How the gap changes in 2026 and 2027

Each row is a stretch of days with one constant difference, split at every clock change.

Time difference periods between AEST and CET
Dates AEST CET Difference
Thu, Jan 1, 2026 until Sun, Mar 29, 2026 AEDT CET CET 10 h behind
Sun, Mar 29, 2026 until Sun, Apr 5, 2026 AEDT CEST CEST 9 h behind
Sun, Apr 5, 2026 until Sun, Oct 4, 2026 AEST CEST CEST 8 h behind
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 until Sun, Oct 25, 2026 AEDT CEST CEST 9 h behind
Sun, Oct 25, 2026 until Sun, Mar 28, 2027 AEDT CET CET 10 h behind
Sun, Mar 28, 2027 until Sun, Apr 4, 2027 AEDT CEST CEST 9 h behind
Sun, Apr 4, 2027 until Sun, Oct 3, 2027 AEST CEST CEST 8 h behind
Sun, Oct 3, 2027 until Sun, Oct 31, 2027 AEDT CEST CEST 9 h behind
Sun, Oct 31, 2027 until Sat, Jan 1, 2028 AEDT CET CET 10 h behind

Upcoming clock changes

  1. Central European Time Sunday, March 28, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM
  2. Australian Eastern Time Sunday, April 4, 2027: at 3:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 AM
  3. Australian Eastern Time Sunday, October 3, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM
  4. Central European Time Sunday, October 31, 2027: at 3:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 AM
  5. Central European Time Sunday, March 26, 2028: at 2:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM
  6. Australian Eastern Time Sunday, April 2, 2028: at 3:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 AM

About the two zones

Australian Eastern Time (AEST / AEDT)

Australian Eastern Time follows the clock in Sydney: AEST (UTC+10) in the southern winter and AEDT (UTC+11) from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April.

IANA zone
Australia/Sydney
Offset
UTC+10 standard, UTC+11 daylight saving
Used in
New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT
Major cities
Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart

Queensland, including Brisbane, stays on AEST all year. For Brisbane, pick Australia/Brisbane in the converter.

Central European Time (CET / CEST)

Central European Time is UTC+1 in winter and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.

IANA zone
Europe/Berlin
Offset
UTC+1 standard, UTC+2 daylight saving
Used in
most of continental Europe
Major cities
Berlin, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Warsaw

AEST and CET, answered

What is the time difference between AEST and CET?

CEST is 8 hours behind AEST for most of the year (182 days in 2026). The gap is 10 hours for about 22 weeks in 2026. The gap is 9 hours for about 4 weeks in 2026.

What is a good meeting time for AEST and CET?

Working days of 9 AM to 5 PM do not overlap. The least disruptive slot is around 4:30 PM AEST, which is 8:30 AM CEST while AEST and CEST apply.

Does daylight saving time affect AEST to CET?

Both zones change their clocks, on their own dates, so the gap can shift during the year. The next change is on Sunday, March 28, 2027 in Central European Time.

Which AEST does the AEST to CET converter use?

Queensland, including Brisbane, stays on AEST all year. For Brisbane, pick Australia/Brisbane in the converter.

Related conversions

From Australian Eastern Time

To Central European Time