EST to CST Converter
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Drag across the timeline and release wherever you want. The selected conversion stays locked.
Convert America/New_York to America/Chicago and check the live local times. CST is 1h behind EST right now, and this difference updates automatically during daylight saving time.
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This converter helps users translate meeting times, publishing schedules, travel plans, and support shifts between EST and CST.
EST is resolved to America/New_York, while CST is resolved to America/Chicago. The live clock above updates every second, and the custom converter lets you choose a specific date so daylight saving changes are handled by the browser timezone rules.
Half-hour examples with 12-hour and 24-hour formats. Day rows are light and night rows are dark.
| Conversion | Converted Time | Daypart |
|---|---|---|
| 12 AM EST | 11:00 PM / 23:00 CST | Midnight |
| 12:30 AM EST | 11:30 PM / 23:30 CST | Midnight |
| 1 AM EST | 12:00 AM / 00:00 CST | Midnight |
| 1:30 AM EST | 12:30 AM / 00:30 CST | Midnight |
| 2 AM EST | 01:00 AM / 01:00 CST | Midnight |
| 2:30 AM EST | 01:30 AM / 01:30 CST | Midnight |
| 3 AM EST | 02:00 AM / 02:00 CST | Midnight |
| 3:30 AM EST | 02:30 AM / 02:30 CST | Midnight |
| 4 AM EST | 03:00 AM / 03:00 CST | Midnight |
| 4:30 AM EST | 03:30 AM / 03:30 CST | Midnight |
| 5 AM EST | 04:00 AM / 04:00 CST | Midnight |
| 5:30 AM EST | 04:30 AM / 04:30 CST | Midnight |
| 6 AM EST | 05:00 AM / 05:00 CST | Morning |
| 6:30 AM EST | 05:30 AM / 05:30 CST | Morning |
| 7 AM EST | 06:00 AM / 06:00 CST | Morning |
| 7:30 AM EST | 06:30 AM / 06:30 CST | Morning |
| 8 AM EST | 07:00 AM / 07:00 CST | Morning |
| 8:30 AM EST | 07:30 AM / 07:30 CST | Morning |
| 9 AM EST | 08:00 AM / 08:00 CST | Morning |
| 9:30 AM EST | 08:30 AM / 08:30 CST | Morning |
| 10 AM EST | 09:00 AM / 09:00 CST | Morning |
| 10:30 AM EST | 09:30 AM / 09:30 CST | Morning |
| 11 AM EST | 10:00 AM / 10:00 CST | Morning |
| 11:30 AM EST | 10:30 AM / 10:30 CST | Morning |
| 12 PM EST | 11:00 AM / 11:00 CST | Morning |
| 12:30 PM EST | 11:30 AM / 11:30 CST | Morning |
| 1 PM EST | 12:00 PM / 12:00 CST | Noon |
| 1:30 PM EST | 12:30 PM / 12:30 CST | Noon |
| 2 PM EST | 01:00 PM / 13:00 CST | Noon |
| 2:30 PM EST | 01:30 PM / 13:30 CST | Noon |
| 3 PM EST | 02:00 PM / 14:00 CST | Noon |
| 3:30 PM EST | 02:30 PM / 14:30 CST | Noon |
| 4 PM EST | 03:00 PM / 15:00 CST | Noon |
| 4:30 PM EST | 03:30 PM / 15:30 CST | Noon |
| 5 PM EST | 04:00 PM / 16:00 CST | Noon |
| 5:30 PM EST | 04:30 PM / 16:30 CST | Noon |
| 6 PM EST | 05:00 PM / 17:00 CST | Evening |
| 6:30 PM EST | 05:30 PM / 17:30 CST | Evening |
| 7 PM EST | 06:00 PM / 18:00 CST | Evening |
| 7:30 PM EST | 06:30 PM / 18:30 CST | Evening |
| 8 PM EST | 07:00 PM / 19:00 CST | Evening |
| 8:30 PM EST | 07:30 PM / 19:30 CST | Evening |
| 9 PM EST | 08:00 PM / 20:00 CST | Evening |
| 9:30 PM EST | 08:30 PM / 20:30 CST | Evening |
| 10 PM EST | 09:00 PM / 21:00 CST | Midnight |
| 10:30 PM EST | 09:30 PM / 21:30 CST | Midnight |
| 11 PM EST | 10:00 PM / 22:00 CST | Midnight |
| 11:30 PM EST | 10:30 PM / 22:30 CST | Midnight |