CST to EST
CST is UTC−5 and EST is UTC−4 today — EST is 1 hour ahead of CST. Abbreviations are for reading: this page resolves CST to America/Chicago and EST to America/New_York, which are the names that do not go ambiguous.
CST: US Central — China Standard Time also uses these letters. EST: US Eastern; Eastern Daylight Time in summer.
The working day, side by side
Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours on both sides. Current abbreviations: CDT and EDT.
| City | 00:00 in CST | 01:00 in CST | 02:00 in CST | 03:00 in CST | 04:00 in CST | 05:00 in CST | 06:00 in CST | 07:00 in CST | 08:00 in CST | 09:00 in CST | 10:00 in CST | 11:00 in CST | 12:00 in CST | 13:00 in CST | 14:00 in CST | 15:00 in CST | 16:00 in CST | 17:00 in CST | 18:00 in CST | 19:00 in CST | 20:00 in CST | 21:00 in CST | 22:00 in CST | 23:00 in CST |
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| CST—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| EST—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
- Working hours
- Shoulder
- Night
- Overlap
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Common questions
What is CST in EST?
EST is 1 hour ahead of CST today: noon in CST is 13:00 in EST.
Is CST the same all year?
US Central — China Standard Time also uses these letters. An abbreviation describes an offset at a moment, not a place — the zone identifier America/Chicago is the unambiguous name.
When can CST and EST meet?
Working hours overlap for 8 hours a day: the shaded overlap is 10:00–18:00 in EST (09:00–17:00 your time).