12 hours ahead of CET
NZST compared with CET, right now. Swap: NZST to CET ⇄
New Zealand Time is on NZDT now, so the clocks above show daylight time. Using strict standard time (CET UTC+1, NZST UTC+12), NZST is 11 hours ahead of CET.
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For Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Rows where both places are inside 9 AM–5 PM are highlighted.
| CET | NZST |
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| 12:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 1:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| 2:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 3:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 4:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 6:00 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 8:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 9:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 10:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 11:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) |
| 1:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
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| 9:00 PM | 9:00 AM (next day) |
| 10:00 PM | 10:00 AM (next day) |
| 11:00 PM | 11:00 AM (next day) |
Central European Time (CET/CEST). Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Brussels, Vienna, Warsaw and most of the European Union. CET is UTC+1; in summer it is CEST, UTC+2.
Sunday, March 28, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC+1 → UTC+2).
New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT). New Zealand, including Auckland and Wellington. NZST is UTC+12; from late September to early April it is NZDT, UTC+13.
Sunday, April 4, 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 3:00 AM local time (UTC+13 → UTC+12).
The current difference is shown at the top of this page. CET uses Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1) as standard time and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) during daylight saving time; NZST uses New Zealand Standard Time (NZST, UTC+12) as standard time and New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13) during daylight saving time. The difference can change if only one side observes daylight saving time or if their clocks change on different dates. Choose your meeting date in the converter to check the applicable offset.
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 9:00 AM in CET was 9:00 PM in NZST. The conversion table above shows today’s values.
CET: Sunday, March 28, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC+1 → UTC+2). NZST: Sunday, April 4, 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 3:00 AM local time (UTC+13 → UTC+12).
CET is the standard-time name and CEST the daylight-saving name for Central European Time. People often say CET all year; this converter uses the time actually in effect on the date you choose.
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