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 Standard Time (EST) 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
Tue, Nov 3
Eastern Time
US & Canada
Tue, Nov 3
Best time to meet 9:00 AM–4:00 PM in Central Time on Tue, Nov 3, 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 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.