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EDT to CST converter

CST is 13 hours ahead of EDT today. EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) - currently UTC−5; CST (China Standard Time) - currently UTC+8.

The 09:00-18:00 workdays in EDT and CST don't overlap at all, so one side always works early or late. Quick answers: 9 AM EDT = 10 PM CST, 12 PM EDT = 1 AM CST (next day), 5 PM EDT = 6 AM CST (next day).

EDT · Eastern Daylight Time

UTC−5

CST · China Standard Time

UTC+8

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Working hours side by side

columns: EDT hours
PING · 09–18 local MAYBE · 07–09, 18–21 NOT NOW · 21–07Outlined: everyone can be pinged

EDT to CST conversion table

EDTCSTVerdict in CST
12 AM · 00:001 PM · 13:00PING
1 AM · 01:002 PM · 14:00PING
2 AM · 02:003 PM · 15:00PING
3 AM · 03:004 PM · 16:00PING
4 AM · 04:005 PM · 17:00PING
5 AM · 05:006 PM · 18:00MAYBE
6 AM · 06:007 PM · 19:00MAYBE
7 AM · 07:008 PM · 20:00MAYBE
8 AM · 08:009 PM · 21:00NOT NOW
9 AM · 09:0010 PM · 22:00NOT NOW
10 AM · 10:0011 PM · 23:00NOT NOW
11 AM · 11:0012 AM · 00:00 (next day)NOT NOW
12 PM · 12:001 AM · 01:00 (next day)NOT NOW
1 PM · 13:002 AM · 02:00 (next day)NOT NOW
2 PM · 14:003 AM · 03:00 (next day)NOT NOW
3 PM · 15:004 AM · 04:00 (next day)NOT NOW
4 PM · 16:005 AM · 05:00 (next day)NOT NOW
5 PM · 17:006 AM · 06:00 (next day)NOT NOW
6 PM · 18:007 AM · 07:00 (next day)MAYBE
7 PM · 19:008 AM · 08:00 (next day)MAYBE
8 PM · 20:009 AM · 09:00 (next day)PING
9 PM · 21:0010 AM · 10:00 (next day)PING
10 PM · 22:0011 AM · 11:00 (next day)PING
11 PM · 23:0012 PM · 12:00 (next day)PING

Cities on EDT

America/New_York
New YorkPhiladelphiaJacksonvilleColumbusCharlotteWashington

Cities on CST

Asia/Shanghai
ShanghaiChongqingChengduBeijingGuangzhouShenzhen

Other conversions

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CST → EDTEDT → PSTEDT → PDTEDT → CSTEDT → CDTEDT → MSTEDT → GMTEDT → UTCEDT → BSTEDT → CETEDT → IST

Questions

What is the time difference between EDT and CST?

CST (China Standard Time) is 13 hours ahead of EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) right now: UTC−5 versus UTC+8.

What is 9 AM EDT in CST?

9:00 AM EDT is 10 PM CST.

What is 5 PM EDT in CST?

5:00 PM EDT is 6 AM CST (next day).

Does daylight saving change the EDT–CST difference?

New York switches between EDT and EST; next change Sunday, 14 March 2027 (UTC−5 → UTC−4). CST has no daylight saving; it stays UTC+8 all year.