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Time in EAT and CAT

The time difference between East Africa Time (EAT) and Central Africa Time (CAT) is 1 hour. Central Africa Time is 1 hour behind East Africa Time.

This means 9am EAT is 8am CAT and 5pm EAT is 4pm CAT.

East Africa Time

  • The current local time in EAT is 5:56 pm (July 3, 2026)
  • EAT time zone offset is UTC+03:00

Central Africa Time

  • The current local time in CAT is 4:56 pm (July 3, 2026)
  • CAT time zone offset is UTC+02:00

How to convert East Africa Time to Central Africa Time?

Subtract 1 hour from East Africa Time to get Central Africa Time.

Time in EAT

00:00

Time in CAT

00:00

Use the slider above to convert East Africa Time to Central Africa Time and view the day and night map at different times.

Day–night colors on the map:
Day colors Day
Civil twilight colors Civil twilight
Nautical twilight colors Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight colors Astronomical twilight
Night colors Night

Time Conversion Chart

EATCAT
12am11pm
1am12am
2am1am
3am2am
4am3am
5am4am
6am5am
7am6am
8am7am
9am8am
10am9am
11am10am
12pm11am
1pm12pm
2pm1pm
3pm2pm
4pm3pm
5pm4pm
6pm5pm
7pm6pm
8pm7pm
9pm8pm
10pm9pm
11pm10pm