CST to EST
Midwest and Gulf kickoffs printed in Central: add one hour for Eastern viewers. 7:00 PM Central is 8:00 PM Eastern.
Chicago, Dallas, and Houston use Central; Miami and Toronto use Eastern. Same U.S. DST weekends keep the one-hour gap year-round.
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Central Daylight Time
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Target date updates the zone cards and grid below. The live comparison above always shows current time.
Central Daylight Time
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About Central Time and Eastern Time
Central Time (CT) covers places such as Chicago, Houston, Dallas; it uses CST in winter and CDT in summer. Eastern Time (ET) covers places such as New York, Toronto, Miami; it uses EST in winter and EDT in summer.
Eastern Time is 1 hour ahead of Central Time on the selected date. During daylight saving time, Central Time regions that observe DST switch from CST to CDT. During daylight saving time, Eastern Time regions that observe DST switch from EST to EDT. Use the live clocks, slider, and grid above to confirm the exact local times for your date.
CST to EST Hour-by-Hour Conversion Grid
Hour-by-hour Central Standard Time (CST) to Eastern Standard Time (EST) for the selected date.
| Central Standard Time (CST) | Eastern Standard Time (EST) | Status & Overlap Time |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM (Midnight) | 1:00 AM | Non-overlapping hours |
| 1:00 AM | 2:00 AM | Non-overlapping hours |
| 2:00 AM | 3:00 AM | Non-overlapping hours |
| 3:00 AM | 4:00 AM | Non-overlapping hours |
| 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM | Non-overlapping hours |
| 5:00 AM | 6:00 AM | Non-overlapping hours |
| 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM | Non-overlapping hours |
| 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | Non-overlapping hours |
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Non-overlapping hours |
| 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | Working Hour Overlap |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Working Hour Overlap |
| 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM (Noon) | Working Hour Overlap |
| 12:00 PM (Noon) | 1:00 PM | Working Hour Overlap |
| 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Working Hour Overlap |
| 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Working Hour Overlap |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Working Hour Overlap |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Working Hour Overlap |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Non-overlapping hours |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Non-overlapping hours |
| 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Non-overlapping hours |
| 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Non-overlapping hours |
| 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM | Non-overlapping hours |
| 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM | Non-overlapping hours |
| 11:00 PM | 12:00 AM (Midnight) · Fri, Aug 28 | Non-overlapping hours |
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Midwest and Gulf Coast to Eastern listings
Central Time (CT) covers Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Minneapolis, and New Orleans (CST UTC−6 / CDT UTC−5). Eastern Time (ET) covers New York, Atlanta, Miami, and Toronto (EST UTC−5 / EDT UTC−4). Eastern is one hour ahead of Central for the cities on this page. Add one hour: 9:00 AM Central is 10:00 AM Eastern.
These U.S. and Canadian cities change daylight saving together, so the one-hour gap holds when labels become CDT and EDT.
Central kickoffs on national Eastern clocks
Sports and Midwest venues often publish Central start times. Eastern viewers add one:
- 7:00 PM Central = 8:00 PM Eastern
- 8:30 PM Central = 9:30 PM Eastern
- 11:00 AM Central = 12:00 PM Eastern
CME and Midwest Fed references typically use Central; Eastern desks add one hour. Nashville, St. Louis, and Milwaukee follow the same arithmetic as Chicago.
Same-day office overlap
A 9:00–5:00 Central day maps to 10:00 AM–6:00 PM Eastern. Morning Central slots (8:00–10:00 AM Central) are 9:00–11:00 AM Eastern. Neighboring zones stay on the same calendar date for normal daytime conversions.
DST and nearby exceptions
Second Sunday March / first Sunday November. Both zones move together, so add-one holds all year here. Most of Indiana is Eastern; some northwest and southwest counties use Central. Most of Saskatchewan stays on CST year-round. Overview: U.S. time zones. Calendar: U.S. DST 2026.
UTC snapshot
Winter: CST UTC−6 vs EST UTC−5. Summer: CDT UTC−5 vs EDT UTC−4. Example: 4:00 PM Central equals 5:00 PM Eastern (same UTC instant). If your source stamp is in UTC rather than a wall clock, start from UTC to CST.
Eastern-printed listings on Central clocks
National TV and market copy usually prints Eastern, including for Midwest audiences—the “8/7c” convention is exactly this one-hour step. Reading the grid above in reverse handles it: subtract one hour from any Eastern time to get Central, so an 8:00 PM Eastern broadcast is 7:00 PM in Chicago. The slider works in both directions, so no separate Eastern→Central page is needed.
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CST to EST FAQ
Central kickoffs to Eastern listings: add one hour. Midwest and Gulf Coast venues often print Central; Eastern viewers shift forward one hour year-round on this pair.
How should an East Coast viewer read a 7:00 PM Central kickoff?
Add 1 hour. 7:00 PM Central is 8:00 PM Eastern in New York or Miami—same evening, one hour later on the East Coast clock. Eastern is always one hour ahead of Central for the cities on this page.
Do Chicago and New York ever share the same local clock?
No. Chicago is Central and New York is Eastern, so New York stays 1 hour ahead of Chicago in both winter (CST/EST) and summer (CDT/EDT).
Does U.S. daylight saving change the Central–Eastern gap?
Not for the cities shown here. Both zones move on the same March/November Sundays, so the gap stays 1 hour when labels become CDT and EDT.
Which Midwest and Gulf cities map to Eastern on this page?
Central examples: Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Minneapolis, New Orleans. Eastern examples: New York, Atlanta, Miami, Toronto.
How do CME or Midwest Fed times relate to Eastern desks?
Those references usually print Central. Eastern desks add one hour. Example: 9:00 AM Central in Chicago is 10:00 AM Eastern.
Do Saskatchewan or Indiana always follow this one-hour rule?
Not always. Most of Saskatchewan stays on CST year-round, so in U.S. summer it can sit two hours behind EDT. Most of Indiana is Eastern; some northwest/southwest counties use Central. Confirm near zone lines on U.S. time zones.
Need the reverse (Eastern listings for Texas)?
Subtract one hour instead of adding it. National Eastern listings map to Houston, Dallas, or Chicago by reading the grid above in reverse—an 8:00 PM Eastern broadcast is 7:00 PM Central, which is what the “8/7c” convention means.