From
CST / CDT
Time Converter
CST to EST Time Converter
Convert Central Time to Eastern Time with a live clock and clean permalinks.
To
EST / EDT
When it is 7:30 AM in Central Time, it is 8:30 AM in Eastern Time.
CST to EST at a glance
Eastern Time is 1 hour ahead of Central Time. If someone gives you a time in Central Time, move the clock by 1 hour to read it in Eastern Time. A 9:00 AM start in Chicago becomes 10:00 AM in New York.
What Central Time covers
Central Time is the working clock for a large part of the US and Canada. Cities like Chicago, Dallas, and Houston use it. It is often the middle ground when teams need to coordinate between the east coast and the west coast.
What Eastern Time covers
Eastern Time is the main clock for New York, Washington, Toronto, and many large business hubs on the east side of North America. It is widely used for finance, media, and US-facing business operations.
Quick answers
What is the time difference between CST and EST?
Eastern Time is 1 hour ahead of Central Time.
What happens to a 3:00 PM meeting in CST?
It lands at 4:00 PM in EST.
Does daylight saving time matter for CST to EST?
Central Time and Eastern Time are shown using the offsets that are active right now, so the result already reflects any daylight saving change in effect today.