CST to EST Time Converter

CST refers to the America/Chicago timezone, currently --5 (GMT-5). EST refers to America/New_York, currently --4 (GMT-4). Timezone abbreviation meanings and offsets are calculated live from the IANA tz database, so Daylight Saving Time is always applied correctly.

Representative cities: New York (United States) for CST and New York (United States) for EST.

Key Facts

• CST (America/Chicago): current live offset --5.
• EST (America/New_York): current live offset --4.
• Time difference is computed from live IANA tzdb offsets and may shift by one hour during DST transitions.