CDT to EST converter
When it's 9:00 am in Chicago, it's 10:00 am in New York. Your 9-to-5 working days overlap for 7 hours, so there's room for a meeting most days.
Convert Central Daylight Time (CDT) to Eastern Standard Time (EST) for any date and time.
Eastern Time is 1 hour ahead of Central Time all year.
Right now Central Time is on CDT (UTC−5) and Eastern Time is on EDT (UTC−4). Both switch back to standard time on 1 November 2026.
US clocks go back on 1 November 2026. From then, EST is still 1 hour ahead of CDT.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm CDT is 10:00 am to 6:00 pm EDT.
- 8:00 am CDT is 9:00 am EDT
- 9:00 am CDT is 10:00 am EDT
- 10:00 am CDT is 11:00 am EDT
- 12:00 pm CDT is 1:00 pm EDT
- 3:00 pm CDT is 4:00 pm EDT
- 5:00 pm CDT is 6:00 pm EDT
Hours in Central Time, Fri, Oct 23
Central Time
US, Canada & Mexico
Fri, Oct 23
CDT · UTC−5ReferenceOutside working hoursEastern Time
US & Canada
Fri, Oct 23
EDT · UTC−4+1h from Central TimeOutside working hours
Best time to meet: 9:00 AM–4:00 PM in Central Time on Fri, Oct 23, when everyone is inside working hours.
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CDT to EST conversion table
Every hour of the day in CDT, converted to EDT. Shaded cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); green rows are working hours in both zones.
| CDT | EDT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 am CDT | 1:00 am EDT |
| 1:00 am CDT | 2:00 am EDT |
| 2:00 am CDT | 3:00 am EDT |
| 3:00 am CDT | 4:00 am EDT |
| 4:00 am CDT | 5:00 am EDT |
| 5:00 am CDT | 6:00 am EDT |
| 6:00 am CDT | 7:00 am EDT |
| 7:00 am CDT | 8:00 am EDT |
| 8:00 am CDT | 9:00 am EDT |
| 9:00 am CDT | 10:00 am EDT |
| 10:00 am CDT | 11:00 am EDT |
| 11:00 am CDT | 12:00 pm EDT |
| 12:00 pm CDT | 1:00 pm EDT |
| 1:00 pm CDT | 2:00 pm EDT |
| 2:00 pm CDT | 3:00 pm EDT |
| 3:00 pm CDT | 4:00 pm EDT |
| 4:00 pm CDT | 5:00 pm EDT |
| 5:00 pm CDT | 6:00 pm EDT |
| 6:00 pm CDT | 7:00 pm EDT |
| 7:00 pm CDT | 8:00 pm EDT |
| 8:00 pm CDT | 9:00 pm EDT |
| 9:00 pm CDT | 10:00 pm EDT |
| 10:00 pm CDT | 11:00 pm EDT |
| 11:00 pm CDT | 12:00 am EDT(next day) |
Best times to meet
Your working hours overlap for 7 hours, from 9:00 am CDT (10:00 am EDT) to 4:00 pm CDT (5:00 pm EDT). That's the best window for a meeting.
About these time zones
CDT: Central Daylight Time
Central Daylight Time is UTC−5. CDT is also used for Cuba Daylight Time (UTC−4). This page converts North American Central Time.
Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Louisiana and most of the Midwest and South, plus Manitoba, from March to November. Saskatchewan and most of Mexico don't switch to CDT.
EST: Eastern Standard Time
Eastern Standard Time is UTC−5.
New York, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, Michigan and the rest of the East Coast, plus Ontario and Quebec in Canada. Panama, Jamaica and Cancún stay on EST all year. ET is the short form for the whole zone.
Most places on Eastern Time are on EDT (UTC−4) right now, not EST. People still say "EST" all year, so the times on this page follow the clocks and show EDT until 1 November 2026.
How the difference changes
Both zones change their clocks on the same dates (next on 1 November 2026), so the difference stays 1 hour all year.