CST to EST Converter
Convert Central Time (CST/CDT) to Eastern Time (EST/EDT). This page uses Chicago time and New York time, so it follows daylight saving automatically: pick any date below and the conversion uses the offsets in force on that day.
CST to EST time difference
The converter above shows the difference for the date and time you choose. Over 2026, the gap works out like this:
- EST is 1 hour ahead of CSTAll year.
CST to EST for a working day
Chicago time from 6 AM to 10 PM, converted. Bold times fall between 9 AM and 5 PM in EST.
| CST (Chicago) | EST (New York) |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
Calculated for January 15, 2026.
About these time zones
CST. This page uses US Central Time: CST (UTC-6) in winter and CDT (UTC-5) in summer, covering Chicago, Dallas and Houston. CST can also mean China Standard Time (UTC+8), which is a different zone.
EST. Eastern Time is EST (UTC-5) in winter and EDT (UTC-4) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. It covers New York, Toronto, Miami and most of the US East Coast.
Overlap. Meetings starting between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM CST land inside a 9 to 5 working day in both zones.