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EST to CST — Eastern Time (US & Canada) to China Standard Time

China Standard Time is 12 hours ahead of Eastern Time (US & Canada) in summer and 13 hours ahead in winter. Pick a date and time below — daylight saving is applied automatically.

9:00 PM EST on Sat, Aug 29, 2026 is
9:00 AM GMT+8 (next day)
Sun, August 30, 2026 · China Standard Time is 12 hours ahead of Eastern Time (US & Canada) on this date
Right now in Eastern Time (US & Canada)
5:56 PM EDT · UTC−4
Sat, 8/29/2026
Right now in China Standard Time
5:56 AM GMT+8 · UTC+8
Sun, 8/30/2026
Hour-by-hour table for 2026-08-29
ESTCST
12:00 AM12:00 PM
1:00 AM1:00 PM
2:00 AM2:00 PM
3:00 AM3:00 PM
4:00 AM4:00 PM
5:00 AM5:00 PM
6:00 AM6:00 PM
7:00 AM7:00 PM
8:00 AM8:00 PM
9:00 AM9:00 PM
10:00 AM10:00 PM
11:00 AM11:00 PM
12:00 PM12:00 AM +1 day
1:00 PM1:00 AM +1 day
2:00 PM2:00 AM +1 day
3:00 PM3:00 AM +1 day
4:00 PM4:00 AM +1 day
5:00 PM5:00 AM +1 day
6:00 PM6:00 AM +1 day
7:00 PM7:00 AM +1 day
8:00 PM8:00 AM +1 day
9:00 PM9:00 AM +1 day
10:00 PM10:00 AM +1 day
11:00 PM11:00 AM +1 day

EST vs CST

Eastern Time (US & Canada) (EST/EDT) is UTC−5 in winter and UTC−4 in summer. China Standard Time (CST) is UTC+8 year-round.

Because Eastern Time (US & Canada) observes daylight saving and the other zone does not, the gap changes during the year: 13 hours ahead in the northern winter and 12 hours ahead in summer, with a few weeks in spring and autumn where it's an hour different again. The converter uses the exact rules for the date you choose.

EST to CST conversion table

Summer (daylight saving) times, mid-July:

EST/EDTCST
12:00 AM12:00 PM
6:00 AM6:00 PM
8:00 AM8:00 PM
9:00 AM9:00 PM
10:00 AM10:00 PM
12:00 PM12:00 AM (+1 day)
2:00 PM2:00 AM (+1 day)
3:00 PM3:00 AM (+1 day)
5:00 PM5:00 AM (+1 day)
6:00 PM6:00 AM (+1 day)
8:00 PM8:00 AM (+1 day)
10:00 PM10:00 AM (+1 day)

Winter (standard) times, mid-January:

ESTCST
12:00 AM1:00 PM
6:00 AM7:00 PM
8:00 AM9:00 PM
9:00 AM10:00 PM
10:00 AM11:00 PM
12:00 PM1:00 AM (+1 day)
2:00 PM3:00 AM (+1 day)
3:00 PM4:00 AM (+1 day)
5:00 PM6:00 AM (+1 day)
6:00 PM7:00 AM (+1 day)
8:00 PM9:00 AM (+1 day)
10:00 PM11:00 AM (+1 day)

Scheduling between EST and CST

With 12 hours between them there is little or no overlap in normal working hours; one side will be early morning or evening. 8 AM EST is 8:00 PM CST, and 6 PM EST is 6:00 AM CST (+1 day). Always write the city alongside the abbreviation in invites — several abbreviations (CST, IST, AST) are used by more than one region.

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