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Time in UTC and CET

The time difference between Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and Central European Time (CET) is 1 hour. Central European Time is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.

This means 9am UTC is 10am CET and 5pm UTC is 6pm CET.

Coordinated Universal Time

  • The current local time in UTC is 2:44 am (July 12, 2026)
  • UTC time zone offset is UTC+00:00

Central European Time

  • The current local time in CET is 3:44 am (July 12, 2026)
  • CET time zone offset is UTC+01:00

How to convert Coordinated Universal Time to Central European Time?

Add 1 hour to Coordinated Universal Time to get Central European Time.

Time in UTC

00:00

Time in CET

00:00

Use the slider above to convert Coordinated Universal Time to Central European 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

UTCCET
12am1am
1am2am
2am3am
3am4am
4am5am
5am6am
6am7am
7am8am
8am9am
9am10am
10am11am
11am12pm
12pm1pm
1pm2pm
2pm3pm
3pm4pm
4pm5pm
5pm6pm
6pm7pm
7pm8pm
8pm9pm
9pm10pm
10pm11pm
11pm12am