EST to CST converter

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

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

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

Best time to call Central Time from Eastern Time

Office hours overlap for about 7 hours a day: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM in Eastern Time is 9:00 AM–4:00 PM in Central 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.