EET — Eastern European Time
EET is Eastern European Time, +02:00, used in Europe. In code, use Europe/Athens rather than the abbreviation.
Eastern European Time · Europe
03:15:45
Thursday, 13 August 2026
- abbreviation denotes
- +02:00
- in force right now
- EEST (UTC+03:00) · DST
- use in code
- Europe/Athens
- also valid
- Europe/Helsinki, Africa/Cairo
- next clock change
- 25 Oct 2026 03:00 → EET
Right now this zone is on EEST, not EET —
they are the same place at different times of year.
Use the IANA name, not the abbreviation
Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
# right: an IANA zone carries the full history of rule changes
now = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("Europe/Athens"))
print(now.isoformat(), now.tzname())
# wrong: an abbreviation is not resolvable, and a hard-coded offset
# silently rots the next time the rules change
# now = datetime.now(timezone(timedelta(hours=...))) # don'tEET questions
What does EET stand for?
EET is Eastern European Time, +02:00, used in Europe. The IANA zone to use in code is Europe/Athens.
What time is it in EET right now?
Eastern European Time: 03:15 on Thursday (EEST).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of EET?
Europe/Athens for Eastern European Time. Date libraries cannot resolve bare abbreviations, and an abbreviation carries no daylight-saving history, so a stored offset silently rots when a government changes the rules.
Why does my computer show EEST instead of EET?
Because Europe/Athens is currently on EEST (UTC+03:00), its daylight-saving variant. EET (+02:00) applies during the other half of the year. Both names refer to the same place, one hour apart.