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EDT/EST

Eastern Daylight Time

GMT -4

EST automatically adjusted to EDT time zone, that is in use

CDT/CST

CST automatically adjusted to CDT time zone, that is in use

Time Difference

Eastern Daylight Time is 1 hour ahead of Central Daylight Time
6:00 pm18:00 in EDT is 5:00 pm17:00 in CDT

EST to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm in EST which corresponds to 8am-5pm in CST

6:00 pm18:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
5:00 pm17:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

6:00 pm18:00 EDT / 5:00 pm17:00 CDT

EDT CDT
12am (midnight) 11pm
1am 12am (midnight)
2am 1am
3am 2am
4am 3am
5am 4am
6am 5am
7am 6am
8am 7am
9am 8am
10am 9am
11am 10am
12pm (noon) 11am
1pm 12pm (noon)
2pm 1pm
3pm 2pm
4pm 3pm
5pm 4pm
6pm 5pm
7pm 6pm
8pm 7pm
9pm 8pm
10pm 9pm
11pm 10pm
0:00 23:00
1:00 0:00
2:00 1:00
3:00 2:00
4:00 3:00
5:00 4:00
6:00 5:00
7:00 6:00
8:00 7:00
9:00 8:00
10:00 9:00
11:00 10:00
12:00 11:00
13:00 12:00
14:00 13:00
15:00 14:00
16:00 15:00
17:00 16:00
18:00 17:00
19:00 18:00
20:00 19:00
21:00 20:00
22:00 21:00
23:00 22:00

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries: It is used in following countries: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST timezone is New York City from USA with population about 8.175 million people. Other major cities in the area are Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

EST to CST Converter - Savvy Time (2)

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

EST to CST Converter - Savvy Time (3)End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) has ended on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 10, 2024, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on second Sunday of March.

EST to CST Converter - Savvy Time (4)Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 3, 2024, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of November.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data

  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended

Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers

  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates five hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.

Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others

  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'

IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems

  • America/Atikokan
  • America/Cancun
  • America/Cayman
  • America/Coral_Harbour
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Jamaica
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Panama
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST
  • EST5EDT
  • Jamaica
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan

Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:

  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone

Central Standard Time

Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries: It is used in following countries: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST timezone is Mexico City from Mexico with population about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in the area are Chicago, Houston, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

EST to CST Converter - Savvy Time (5)

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Central Daylight Time (CDT).

EST to CST Converter - Savvy Time (6)End: Central Standard Time (CST) has ended on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 10, 2024, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on second Sunday of March.

EST to CST Converter - Savvy Time (7)Start: Central Standard Time (CST) starts on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 3, 2024, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of November.

CST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data

  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended

Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers

  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates six hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.

Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others

  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'

IANA/Olson: Reflects CST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems

  • America/Bahia_Banderas
  • America/Belize
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Chihuahua
  • America/Costa_Rica
  • America/El_Salvador
  • America/Guatemala
  • America/Indiana/Knox
  • America/Indiana/Tell_City
  • America/Knox_IN
  • America/Managua
  • America/Matamoros
  • America/Menominee
  • America/Merida
  • America/Mexico_City
  • America/Monterrey
  • America/North_Dakota/Beulah
  • America/North_Dakota/Center
  • America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
  • America/Ojinaga
  • America/Rainy_River
  • America/Rankin_Inlet
  • America/Regina
  • America/Resolute
  • America/Swift_Current
  • America/Tegucigalpa
  • America/Winnipeg
  • CST6CDT
  • Canada/Central
  • Canada/Saskatchewan
  • Mexico/General
  • US/Central
  • US/Indiana-Starke

CST Abbreviation: Several time zones share CST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones

  • Central Standard Time - UTC -6
  • China Standard Time - UTC +8
  • Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
  • Colombia Standard Time - UTC -5

Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:

  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone

EST to IST GMT to EST PST to EST EST to GMT PST to GMT

EST to CST Converter - Savvy Time (2024)

FAQs

Is EST always 1 hour ahead of CST? ›

Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 1 hour ahead of Central Standard Time (CST). To convert EST to CST, you have to subtract one hour. Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 2 hours ahead of Mountain Standard Time (MST). To convert EST to MST, you have to subtract two hours.

What is 2pm EST converted to CST? ›

EST to CST Chart
EST TimeCST Time
01:00 pm EST12:00 pm CST (noon)
02:00 pm EST01:00 pm CST
03:00 pm EST02:00 pm CST
04:00 pm EST03:00 pm CST
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How many hours is CST from EST? ›

What is the difference between CST and EST time zones? The Central Standard Time (CST) is 1 hours behind of Eastern Standard Time (EST).

How do you convert time to CST? ›

  1. pm IST. is. 2 am CST.
  2. pm IST. is. 3 am CST.
  3. pm IST. is. 4 am CST.
  4. pm IST. is. 5 am CST.
  5. pm IST. is. 6 am CST.
  6. pm IST. is. 7 am CST.
  7. pm IST. is. 8 am CST.
  8. pm IST. is. 9 am CST.

What is the CST right now? ›

What time is it in Central Standard Time (North America) now? It is 09:04:16 right now.

What is the current US EST time now? ›

04:29:27 P.M.

What time is 10 am CST in my timezone? ›

Getting Started
Central Standard Time (CST) to Los Angeles, California ( in Los Angeles)
8 am CSTis6 am in Los Angeles
9 am CSTis7 am in Los Angeles
10 am CSTis8 am in Los Angeles
11 am CSTis9 am in Los Angeles
8 more rows

How far apart are EST and CST? ›

Take a look at the six zones all 50 states and D.C. could fall under, along with an example of the time difference for each: Eastern Standard Time (EST) | 2 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) | 1 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) | 12 p.m.

How to calculate CST time? ›

Central Time is always 1 hour earlier than Eastern Time. To convert Eastern Time to Central Time, subtract one from the value of Eastern Time.

What is CST in calculator? ›

Central Standard Time (CST) is calculated by subtracting six hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

What is CST equivalent to? ›

Usually, centistokes (cSt) is used (1 cSt = 0.01 St = 1 mm2/s). The absolute or dynamic viscosity is equal to the kinematic viscosity, multiplied by the density of the fluid. It is usually expressed in centipoise (cP) (1 cP = 0.001 Pa.

How many hours ahead is EST than CT? ›

Central Time is 2 hours ahead of Pacific Time, 1 hour behind Eastern Time and New York, 6 hours behind UTC, and 7 hours behind Central European Time.

What time zone is 2 hours ahead of EST? ›

Brasilia Time (BRT), which is two hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.

Where does time zone change EST to CST? ›

Central Time Zone in the United States

Five states are in both the eastern and central time zones. Those are Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee. View the boundary line between eastern and central Time Zones.

What is the hour difference between time zones? ›

Specifically, the zones are spaced 15 degrees apart, and each time zone differs from its adjacent time zone by one hour (earlier or later). That way, the times in each zone align with the local solar times of sunrise and sunset. But using the time zones can be confusing for several reasons.

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