CAT to EST
Converting a fixed time. Africa/Harare → America/New_York
12:00 pm in CAT is
6:00 am in EST.
12:00 → 06:00 on a 24-hour clock ·
CAT → EDT
CAT now
1:20am
CAT · UTC+2
Africa/Harare
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
EST now
7:20pm
EDT · UTC-4
America/New_York
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| CAT | EST | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 6pm Sun | 00:00 → 18:00 | asleep in CAT |
| 1am now | 7pm Sun | 01:00 → 19:00 | asleep in CAT |
| 2am | 8pm Sun | 02:00 → 20:00 | asleep in CAT |
| 3am | 9pm Sun | 03:00 → 21:00 | asleep in CAT |
| 4am | 10pm Sun | 04:00 → 22:00 | asleep in EST |
| 5am | 11pm Sun | 05:00 → 23:00 | asleep in EST |
| 6am | 12am | 06:00 → 00:00 | asleep in EST |
| 7am | 1am | 07:00 → 01:00 | asleep in EST |
| 8am | 2am | 08:00 → 02:00 | asleep in EST |
| 9am | 3am | 09:00 → 03:00 | asleep in EST |
| 10am | 4am | 10:00 → 04:00 | asleep in EST |
| 11am | 5am | 11:00 → 05:00 | asleep in EST |
| 12pm | 6am | 12:00 → 06:00 | asleep in EST |
| 1pm | 7am | 13:00 → 07:00 | awake, not at work |
| 2pm | 8am | 14:00 → 08:00 | awake, not at work |
| 3pm | 9am | 15:00 → 09:00 | both at work |
| 4pm | 10am | 16:00 → 10:00 | both at work |
| 5pm | 11am | 17:00 → 11:00 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 12pm | 18:00 → 12:00 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 1pm | 19:00 → 13:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 2pm | 20:00 → 14:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 3pm | 21:00 → 15:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 4pm | 22:00 → 16:00 | asleep in CAT |
| 11pm | 5pm | 23:00 → 17:00 | asleep in CAT |
Call times
Both places are at work between 3pm and 17:00 in Harare, 9am to 10am at the other end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in EST when it is 12:00 pm in CAT?
6:00 am in EST the same day.
How many hours ahead is EST of CAT?
EST is 6 hours behind CAT. That gap is not fixed: it changes when either place starts or ends daylight saving. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between CAT and EST?
Both places are at work between 3pm and 17:00 in Harare, 9am to 10am at the other end.