EST to CST Time Converter

EST refers to the America/New_York timezone, currently --4 (GMT-4). CST refers to America/Chicago, currently --5 (GMT-5). 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 EST and New York (United States) for CST.

Key Facts

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