EET – Eastern European Time (Standard Time)
Europe: Only some locations are currently on EET because most places in this time zone are currently on summer time / daylight saving time and are observing EEST.
Asia: EET is currently not observed because locations are on summer time / daylight saving time and are observing EEST.
Observes EET part of the year.
Areas with same time currently (UTC +2).
Observes EET – Eastern European Time part of the year, but not currently.
Currently has same time zone offset as EET (UTC +2) but different time zone name.
Eastern European Time (EET) is 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is in use during standard time in: Europe, Asia, Africa.
Summer Time & DST
Some places observe daylight saving time/summer time during the summer, and therefore use EEST (Eastern European Summer Time) in the summer.
Email Time Zone Indicator: +0200
An email sent from someone in the Eastern European Time (EET) time zone will have the time zone listed as "+0200" in the headers of the email. (However, "+0200" does not have to be in Eastern European Time, as other time zones could have the same UTC offset).
Where and When is EET Observed?
Europe
European countries using EET in the winter and EEST in the summer:
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
- Estonia
- Finland
- Greece
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Moldova
- Romania
- Ukraine
- Åland Islands
Areas and locations in Russia using EET all year:
- Kaliningrad
Asia
Asian countries/territories using EET in the winter and EEST in the summer:
- Cyprus
- Gaza Strip
- Jordan
- Lebanon
- Syria
- West Bank
Africa
African countries using EET all year:
- Egypt
- Libya
Other Time Zones in UTC +2
Some time zones exist that have the same offset as EET, but can be found under a different name:
EET time now
9:02:37am
Friday, April 20, 2018
- EET will be observed in Beirut starting from Oct 28, 2018 at 12:00 am
- EET will be observed in Bucharest starting from Oct 28, 2018 at 4:00 am
- UTC Offset: UTC +2
- 6 hours ahead of Washington DC
Find current time and time zone by city
Other names
OEZ – Osteuropäische Zeit (German)
Example cities
Romania – Bucharest (Winter)
Lebanon – Beirut (Winter)
Egypt – Cairo (All Year)
Related time zones
EEST – Eastern European Summer Time (Daylight Time)
Time Zone Map with DST
Time zones by continent/region
- Africa
- Antarctica
- Asia
- Atlantic
- Australia
- Caribbean
- Central America
- Europe
- Indian Ocean
- Military
- North America
- Pacific
- South America
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