Convert Central Time to Eastern Time
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CST · UTC−6 → EST · UTC−5
CST is 1 hour behind EST
Chicago · CDT
Wednesday, 7 October 2026
New York City · EDT
Wednesday, 7 October 2026
When are both sides at work?Each column is one hour of the day in the first city; the second row shows the same moment in the other city. Gold means office hours (09:00–18:00), dusk means awake but off work, night means asleep (23:00–07:00). Columns where both rows are gold are good meeting times.
Shared working hours: 09:00–17:00 in Chicago is 10:00–18:00 in New York City.
Working (09–18) Awake, off the clock Asleep (23–07)
Pick a time and share it
06:27 Wed 7 Oct Chicago = 07:27 Wed 7 Oct New York City
Hour-by-hour conversion
| Chicago (CST)Every hour of today in the first city, with the matching time in the second. “Next day” means the calendar date is already tomorrow there. The highlighted row is right now. | New York City (EST) | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 01:00 | |
| 01:00 | 02:00 | |
| 02:00 | 03:00 | |
| 03:00 | 04:00 | |
| 04:00 | 05:00 | |
| 05:00 | 06:00 | |
| 06:00 | 07:00 | Now |
| 07:00 | 08:00 | |
| 08:00 | 09:00 | |
| 09:00 | 10:00 | Both at work |
| 10:00 | 11:00 | Both at work |
| 11:00 | 12:00 | Both at work |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | Both at work |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Both at work |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | Both at work |
| 15:00 | 16:00 | Both at work |
| 16:00 | 17:00 | Both at work |
| 17:00 | 18:00 | |
| 18:00 | 19:00 | |
| 19:00 | 20:00 | |
| 20:00 | 21:00 | |
| 21:00 | 22:00 | |
| 22:00 | 23:00 | |
| 23:00 | 00:00next day |
About this conversion
CST here means Central Time, represented by Chicago (America/Chicago), currently UTC−5. EST means Eastern Time, represented by New York City (America/New_York), currently UTC−4.
CST is used by 15 zones, including United States. If you meant a different one, see every meaning of CST.
EST is used by 10 zones, including United States. See every meaning of EST.
Working hours are shown as 09:00–18:00 local, and sleeping hours as 23:00–07:00. The hour table is anchored on the current day in Chicago; day boundaries are marked where the date differs.
Quick answers
- 09:00 CST is 10:00 EST
- 12:00 CST is 13:00 EST
- 15:00 CST is 16:00 EST
- 18:00 CST is 19:00 EST
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