When it's 9:00 am in Chicago, it's 10:00 am in New York. Your 9-to-5 working days overlap for 7 hours, so there's room for a meeting most days.
Convert Central Standard Time (CST) to Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) for any date and time.
Eastern Time is 1 hour ahead of Central Time all year.
Right now Central Time is on CST (UTC−6) and Eastern Time is on EST (UTC−5). Both switch to daylight saving time on 14 March 2027.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm CST is 10:00 am to 6:00 pm EST.
Central TimeReference
US, Canada & Mexico
Wed, Nov 4
Eastern Time
US & Canada
Wed, Nov 4
Best time to meet 9:00 AM–4:00 PM in Central Time on Wed, Nov 4, when everyone is inside working hours.
Book a meeting in this windowWorking hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Monday to FridayEveryone at work
Every hour of the day in CST, converted to EST. Hatched cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); rows with the accent bar are working hours in both zones.
| CST | EST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 am CST | 1:00 am EST |
| 1:00 am CST | 2:00 am EST |
| 2:00 am CST | 3:00 am EST |
| 3:00 am CST | 4:00 am EST |
| 4:00 am CST | 5:00 am EST |
| 5:00 am CST | 6:00 am EST |
| 6:00 am CST | 7:00 am EST |
| 7:00 am CST | 8:00 am EST |
| 8:00 am CST | 9:00 am EST |
| 9:00 am CST | 10:00 am EST |
| 10:00 am CST | 11:00 am EST |
| 11:00 am CST | 12:00 pm EST |
| 12:00 pm CST | 1:00 pm EST |
| 1:00 pm CST | 2:00 pm EST |
| 2:00 pm CST | 3:00 pm EST |
| 3:00 pm CST | 4:00 pm EST |
| 4:00 pm CST | 5:00 pm EST |
| 5:00 pm CST | 6:00 pm EST |
| 6:00 pm CST | 7:00 pm EST |
| 7:00 pm CST | 8:00 pm EST |
| 8:00 pm CST | 9:00 pm EST |
| 9:00 pm CST | 10:00 pm EST |
| 10:00 pm CST | 11:00 pm EST |
| 11:00 pm CST | 12:00 am EST(next day) |
Your working hours overlap for 7 hours, from 9:00 am CST (10:00 am EST) to 4:00 pm CST (5:00 pm EST). That's the best window for a meeting.
Central Standard Time is UTC−6. CST is also used for China Standard Time (UTC+8) and Cuba Standard Time (UTC−5). This page converts North American Central Time.
Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Louisiana and most of the Midwest and South, plus Manitoba in Canada. Saskatchewan and most of Mexico stay on CST all year. CT is the short form for the whole zone.
Eastern Daylight Time is UTC−4.
New York, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, Michigan and the rest of the East Coast, plus Ontario and Quebec, from March to November.
EDT isn't in use at the moment: Eastern Time is on EST (UTC−5) until 14 March 2027. The times on this page follow the clocks, so they show EST.