EST to CST
Convert Eastern Time to Central Time: the current time on both sides, how far apart they are right now, and an hour-by-hour conversion table.
When it is EDT, it is CDT.
CST is 1 hour behind EST.
Conversion table
| EST | CST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 11:00 PMprevious day |
| 01:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 02:00 AM | 01:00 AM |
| 03:00 AM | 02:00 AM |
| 04:00 AM | 03:00 AM |
| 05:00 AM | 04:00 AM |
| 06:00 AM | 05:00 AM |
| 07:00 AM | 06:00 AM |
| 08:00 AM | 07:00 AM |
| 09:00 AM | 08:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 09:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 01:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 02:00 PM | 01:00 PM |
| 03:00 PM | 02:00 PM |
| 04:00 PM | 03:00 PM |
| 05:00 PM | 04:00 PM |
| 06:00 PM | 05:00 PM |
| 07:00 PM | 06:00 PM |
| 08:00 PM | 07:00 PM |
| 09:00 PM | 08:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 09:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
About daylight saving
These abbreviations name a zone, not a fixed offset. EST is America/New_York and is currently on EDT; CST is America/Chicago and is currently on CDT. The gap between them changes on the days each side switches, which is why this page converts through the zones rather than through a stored offset.
Other conversions
Frequently asked questions
Noon in EST is 11:00 AM CST. The live times are at the top of this page and in the table above.
CST is 1 hour behind EST.
Yes, whenever one side starts or ends daylight saving and the other has not yet. The times on this page are computed from the live time-zone rules, so they follow those changes.
CST follows the America/Chicago zone, currently CDT.
Planning across these zones?
Create a countdown in either zone, or open the meeting planner to compare several at once.