EEST — Eastern European Summer Time
EEST is Eastern European Summer Time, +03:00, used in Europe. In code, use Europe/Athens rather than the abbreviation.
Eastern European Summer Time · Europe
03:26:03
Thursday, 13 August 2026
- abbreviation denotes
- +03:00
- in force right now
- EEST (UTC+03:00) · DST
- use in code
- Europe/Athens
- next clock change
- 25 Oct 2026 03:00 → EET
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'tEEST questions
What does EEST stand for?
EEST is Eastern European Summer Time, +03:00, used in Europe. The IANA zone to use in code is Europe/Athens.
What time is it in EEST right now?
Eastern European Summer Time: 03:26 on Thursday (EEST).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of EEST?
Europe/Athens for Eastern European Summer 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.