CST to EST converter

Central Time (CST) is UTC−6 and observes daylight saving (CDT, UTC−5, roughly March–November). It covers Chicago, Dallas, Houston and Minneapolis.

Eastern Time (EST) is UTC−5 and observes daylight saving (EDT, UTC−4, roughly March–November). It covers New York, Toronto, Miami and Atlanta.

Eastern Time is typically 1 hours ahead of Central Time, though daylight saving can shift the difference by an hour at some times of year.

Best time to call Eastern Time from Central Time

Office hours overlap for about 7 hours a day: 9:00 AM–4:00 PM in Central Time is 10:00 AM–5:00 PM in Eastern Time. Book calls inside this window and nobody is out of hours. Daylight saving can shift these times by an hour at some points in the year.