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What is EST in CST?

Central Time is 1 hour behind

Eastern Time is on UTC−5:00 and Central Time is on UTC−6:00 right now. That gap holds all year, because both zones change their clocks on the same dates.

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CST — Central Time

2:00 am

CST, Sat

Time in New York
3:18:31 AM
Time in Chicago
2:18:31 AM
Difference
−1 h
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

Daylight saving

Eastern Time

Sunday, March 14, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time, and the zone is on EDT after that.

Central Time

Sunday, March 14, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time, and the zone is on CDT after that.

EST to CST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Eastern Time to Central Time. 1 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Chicago, which is marked.

12:00 am EST
11:00 pm CST−1 day
1:00 am EST
12:00 am CST
2:00 am EST
1:00 am CST
3:00 am EST
2:00 am CST
4:00 am EST
3:00 am CST
5:00 am EST
4:00 am CST
6:00 am EST
5:00 am CST
7:00 am EST
6:00 am CST
8:00 am EST
7:00 am CST
9:00 am EST
8:00 am CST
10:00 am EST
9:00 am CST
11:00 am EST
10:00 am CST
12:00 pm EST
11:00 am CST
1:00 pm EST
12:00 pm CST
2:00 pm EST
1:00 pm CST
3:00 pm EST
2:00 pm CST
4:00 pm EST
3:00 pm CST
5:00 pm EST
4:00 pm CST
6:00 pm EST
5:00 pm CST
7:00 pm EST
6:00 pm CST
8:00 pm EST
7:00 pm CST
9:00 pm EST
8:00 pm CST
10:00 pm EST
9:00 pm CST
11:00 pm EST
10:00 pm CST

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm EST, which is 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CST. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

A note on CST: it can also mean China Standard Time (UTC+8) and Cuba Standard Time (UTC−5). This page means US Central Time.

Eastern Time (EST) is used in Toronto, Atlanta, Miami, Detroit and most of the US east coast

Central Time (CST) is used in Dallas, Houston, Mexico City and Winnipeg

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