Time converter
Central Time to Eastern Time Converter
Convert any time from Central Time to Eastern Time — every 15 minutes, daylight-saving aware. Switch to Eastern Time → Central Time →
CDT (daylight saving time)
EDT (daylight saving time)
About this conversion
Central Time is on UTC-6; Eastern Time is on UTC-5. In standard (winter) time, Eastern Time is 1 hour ahead Central Time.
Eastern Time runs on EDT from the second Sunday of March to first Sunday of November, and on EST the rest of the year.
Every 15 minutes — Central Time to Eastern Time
Tap a row for a dedicated page with that exact time. Both standard-time and daylight-saving answers are shown where they differ.
- 12:00 AM1:00 AM
- 12:15 AM1:15 AM
- 12:30 AM1:30 AM
- 12:45 AM1:45 AM
- 1:00 AM2:00 AM
- 1:15 AM2:15 AM
- 1:30 AM2:30 AM
- 1:45 AM2:45 AM
- 2:00 AM3:00 AM
- 2:15 AM3:15 AM
- 2:30 AM3:30 AM
- 2:45 AM3:45 AM
- 3:00 AM4:00 AM
- 3:15 AM4:15 AM
- 3:30 AM4:30 AM
- 3:45 AM4:45 AM
- 4:00 AM5:00 AM
- 4:15 AM5:15 AM
- 4:30 AM5:30 AM
- 4:45 AM5:45 AM
- 5:00 AM6:00 AM
- 5:15 AM6:15 AM
- 5:30 AM6:30 AM
- 5:45 AM6:45 AM
- 6:00 AM7:00 AM
- 6:15 AM7:15 AM
- 6:30 AM7:30 AM
- 6:45 AM7:45 AM
- 7:00 AM8:00 AM
- 7:15 AM8:15 AM
- 7:30 AM8:30 AM
- 7:45 AM8:45 AM
- 8:00 AM9:00 AM
- 8:15 AM9:15 AM
- 8:30 AM9:30 AM
- 8:45 AM9:45 AM
- 9:00 AM10:00 AM
- 9:15 AM10:15 AM
- 9:30 AM10:30 AM
- 9:45 AM10:45 AM
- 10:00 AM11:00 AM
- 10:15 AM11:15 AM
- 10:30 AM11:30 AM
- 10:45 AM11:45 AM
- 11:00 AM12:00 PM
- 11:15 AM12:15 PM
- 11:30 AM12:30 PM
- 11:45 AM12:45 PM
- 12:00 PM1:00 PM
- 12:15 PM1:15 PM
- 12:30 PM1:30 PM
- 12:45 PM1:45 PM
- 1:00 PM2:00 PM
- 1:15 PM2:15 PM
- 1:30 PM2:30 PM
- 1:45 PM2:45 PM
- 2:00 PM3:00 PM
- 2:15 PM3:15 PM
- 2:30 PM3:30 PM
- 2:45 PM3:45 PM
- 3:00 PM4:00 PM
- 3:15 PM4:15 PM
- 3:30 PM4:30 PM
- 3:45 PM4:45 PM
- 4:00 PM5:00 PM
- 4:15 PM5:15 PM
- 4:30 PM5:30 PM
- 4:45 PM5:45 PM
- 5:00 PM6:00 PM
- 5:15 PM6:15 PM
- 5:30 PM6:30 PM
- 5:45 PM6:45 PM
- 6:00 PM7:00 PM
- 6:15 PM7:15 PM
- 6:30 PM7:30 PM
- 6:45 PM7:45 PM
- 7:00 PM8:00 PM
- 7:15 PM8:15 PM
- 7:30 PM8:30 PM
- 7:45 PM8:45 PM
- 8:00 PM9:00 PM
- 8:15 PM9:15 PM
- 8:30 PM9:30 PM
- 8:45 PM9:45 PM
- 9:00 PM10:00 PM
- 9:15 PM10:15 PM
- 9:30 PM10:30 PM
- 9:45 PM10:45 PM
- 10:00 PM11:00 PM
- 10:15 PM11:15 PM
- 10:30 PM11:30 PM
- 10:45 PM11:45 PM
- 11:00 PM12:00 AM(+1d)
- 11:15 PM12:15 AM(+1d)
- 11:30 PM12:30 AM(+1d)
- 11:45 PM12:45 AM(+1d)
Frequently asked
What is noon Central Time in Eastern Time?
When it's 12:00 PM Central Time, the time in Eastern Time is 1:00 PM year-round.
How many hours is Eastern Time ahead of Central Time?
In standard (winter) time, Eastern Time is 1 hour ahead of Central Time. When daylight saving time is in effect, the difference becomes 1 hour ahead of Central Time.
When does Eastern Time switch between EST and EDT?
Eastern Time is on EDT (UTC-4) from the second Sunday of March to first Sunday of November, and on EST (UTC-5) the rest of the year.
Is EST the same as ET?
Yes — EST, EDT, ET, Eastern Time, and Eastern all refer to Eastern Time (US & Canada). The label EST is used in winter (standard time) and EDT in summer (daylight saving time); the underlying zone is the same.
What cities use Eastern Time?
Major cities on Eastern Time include New York, Toronto, Washington, DC, Atlanta, and Miami.
What is noon Central Time in other time zones?
Noon Central Time corresponds to 10:00 AM PST, 7:00 PM CET, 11:30 PM IST.