When it's 9:00 am in New York, it's 8:00 am in Chicago. Your 9-to-5 working days overlap for 7 hours, so there's room for a meeting most days.
Convert Eastern Standard Time (EST) to Central Standard Time (CST) for any date and time.
Central Time is 1 hour behind Eastern Time all year.
Right now Eastern Time is on EST (UTC−5) and Central Time is on CST (UTC−6). Both switch to daylight saving time on 14 March 2027.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm EST is 8:00 am to 4:00 pm CST.
Eastern TimeReference
US & Canada
Wed, Nov 4
Central Time
US, Canada & Mexico
Wed, Nov 4
Best time to meet 10:00 AM–5:00 PM in Eastern Time on Wed, Nov 4, when everyone is inside working hours.
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Every hour of the day in EST, converted to CST. Hatched cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); rows with the accent bar are working hours in both zones.
| EST | CST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 am EST | 11:00 pm CST(day before) |
| 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 |
Your working hours overlap for 7 hours, from 10:00 am EST (9:00 am CST) to 5:00 pm EST (4:00 pm CST). That's the best window for a meeting.
Eastern Standard Time is UTC−5.
New York, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, Michigan and the rest of the East Coast, plus Ontario and Quebec in Canada. Panama, Jamaica and Cancún stay on EST all year. ET is the short form for the whole zone.
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.