EST to CST Converter
Convert Eastern Time (EST/EDT) to Central Time (CST/CDT). This page uses New York time and Chicago time, so it follows daylight saving automatically: pick any date below and the conversion uses the offsets in force on that day.
EST to CST time difference
The converter above shows the difference for the date and time you choose. Over 2026, the gap works out like this:
- CST is 1 hour behind ESTAll year.
EST to CST for a working day
New York time from 6 AM to 10 PM, converted. Bold times fall between 9 AM and 5 PM in CST.
| EST (New York) | CST (Chicago) |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
Calculated for January 15, 2026.
About these time zones
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.
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.
Overlap. Meetings starting between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM EST land inside a 9 to 5 working day in both zones.