CST to EST Time Zone Converter
EST is currently 1 hour ahead of CST.
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CST to EST — Full 24-Hour Conversion Table
The table below shows what time it is in Eastern Time for every hour of the day in Central Time, using the fixed UTC offsets named by these abbreviations. A city may use a different abbreviation during daylight saving time.
| Time in CST (UTC−06:00) | Time in EST (UTC−05:00) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 01:00 |
| 01:00 | 02:00 |
| 02:00 | 03:00 |
| 03:00 | 04:00 |
| 04:00 | 05:00 |
| 05:00 | 06:00 |
| 06:00 | 07:00 |
| 07:00 | 08:00 |
| 08:00 | 09:00 |
| 09:00 | 10:00overlap |
| 10:00 | 11:00overlap |
| 11:00 | 12:00overlap |
| 12:00 | 13:00overlap |
| 13:00 | 14:00overlap |
| 14:00 | 15:00overlap |
| 15:00 | 16:00overlap |
| 16:00 | 17:00 |
| 17:00 | 18:00 |
| 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 19:00 | 20:00 |
| 20:00 | 21:00 |
| 21:00 | 22:00 |
| 22:00 | 23:00 |
| 23:00 | 00:00 |
Green rows indicate hours where both zones fall within 09:00–17:00 business hours. Abbreviations use their fixed UTC offsets. For a city that observes daylight saving, use the date-aware meeting planner.
Best Meeting Times: CST and EST
The best meeting window is 09:00 AM–04:00 PM (Chicago) / 10:00 AM–05:00 PM (New York), giving 7 hours of shared business hours.
Shared business-hours overlap: 7 hours. Use our Meeting Planner to find specific slots and share with your team.
Working Across CST and EST
Daylight Saving Time: CST and EST
Central Time follows US DST rules, moving from CST (UTC−6) to CDT (UTC−5) in March.
The US observes Daylight Saving Time. Clocks spring forward 1 hour on the second Sunday in March and fall back on the first Sunday in November. During EDT (UTC−4), the gap to IST narrows by 1 hour.