Chicago to New York

CST to EST Converter

CST is 1 hour behind EST. 3:00 PM in Chicago is 4:00 PM in New York.

Central Time CT

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Chicago

Eastern Time ET

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New York

Central Time is 1 hour behind Eastern Time

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CST to EST

CST to EST Hour Table

Each Central hour is paired with the Eastern hour. The blue row is the current hour in Central Time.

Central Time to Eastern Time, hour by hour
Central Time Eastern Time Day
12:00 AM 1:00 AM
1:00 AM 2:00 AM
2:00 AM 3:00 AM
3:00 AM 4:00 AM
4:00 AM 5:00 AM
5:00 AM 6:00 AM
6:00 AM 7:00 AM
7:00 AM 8:00 AM
8:00 AM 9:00 AM
9:00 AM 10:00 AM
10:00 AM 11:00 AM
11:00 AM 12:00 PM
12:00 PM 1:00 PM
1:00 PM 2:00 PM
2:00 PM 3:00 PM
3:00 PM 4:00 PM
4:00 PM 5:00 PM
5:00 PM 6:00 PM
6:00 PM 7:00 PM
7:00 PM 8:00 PM
8:00 PM 9:00 PM
9:00 PM 10:00 PM
10:00 PM 11:00 PM
11:00 PM 12:00 AM next day

About CST and EST

These neighboring US zones are one hour apart. Central Standard Time is UTC−6 and Eastern Standard Time is UTC−5. In summer they are CDT (UTC−5) and EDT (UTC−4). The one-hour gap is unchanged by the shared daylight saving calendar.

CDT and EST both use the number UTC−5, but not on the same date. When the Central zone is on CDT, the Eastern zone is already on EDT. On any single day, Chicago is one hour behind New York.

Standard and daylight labels. The converter reads IANA for the date you pick. It does not add these offsets by hand.
Zone IANA Standard Daylight
Central Time America/Chicago CST (UTC−6) CDT (UTC−5)
Eastern Time America/New_York EST (UTC−5) EDT (UTC−4)

Scheduling Across CST and EST

The US stock market opens at 9:30 AM Eastern, which is 8:30 AM Central. A noon Eastern lunch is 11:00 AM Central. A 5:00 PM Eastern close is 4:00 PM Central, so Chicago still has an hour after New York has logged off.

National broadcasts listed in Eastern time start one hour earlier on a Central clock. An 8:00 PM Eastern show is 7:00 PM Central.

FAQ

What is 3 PM CST in EST?

4:00 PM EST.

What is 9 AM CST in EST?

10:00 AM EST.

What is 12 PM CST in EST?

1:00 PM EST.

Is Central ever on the same clock as Eastern on the same day?

No. Central is always one hour behind Eastern. CDT matches the UTC−5 number that EST uses in winter, but those labels are not in force together.