AEDT to CET Time Converter

Common Times Converted

AEDT on the left, CET on the right.

AEDT to CET: Full 24-Hour Conversion Table

Shaded rows are working hours; the darker shade marks the hours when both zones are at work.

What AEDT and CET Actually Are

AEDT — Australian Eastern Daylight Time

Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart from October to April. Standing at UTC+11:00 as written, and the region does change its clocks, so its live offset moves by an hour twice a year. The next change is on Sunday, April 4, 2027, to AEST. Brisbane and the rest of Queensland stay on AEST year-round, so they fall an hour behind Sydney each summer.

AEDT is the southern summer half of Eastern Australia, running roughly October to April — the opposite half of the year from northern hemisphere daylight time.

CET — Central European Time

Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Vienna, Warsaw, Stockholm. Standing at UTC+1:00 as written, and the region does change its clocks, so its live offset moves by an hour twice a year. The next change is on Sunday, October 25, 2026, to CET. Most of continental Europe moves to CEST (UTC+2) for the summer.

Central European Time spans a remarkable stretch of longitude — from Spain's Atlantic coast to Poland's eastern border — so solar noon in Madrid arrives nearly two hours later than in Warsaw.

What This Means in Practice

Both sides change clocks, on different dates

Both regions observe daylight saving but do not switch on the same day, so for a week or two each spring and fall the gap between them is an hour different from the rest of the year. Those short windows are where recurring invitations quietly break.

Major Cities in Each Zone

Cities on AEDT

Cities on CET