This simple CT to EDT time zone converter allows you to quickly and visually understand the time difference between CT (CT) and EDT (EDT).
1:38 AM EDT
CT: UTC-05:00 · EDT: UTC-04:00
Just hover over the colored hour tiles, and you’ll instantly see the corresponding time in both zones. The time difference between CT and EDT is 1 hours 0 minutes, with EDT being ahead. For example, if it is 12:38 AM CT, the equivalent time in EDT will be 1:38 AM EDT.
| Central Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
|---|---|
| 00:00 CDT | 01:00 EDT |
| 00:30 CDT | 01:30 EDT |
| 01:00 CDT | 02:00 EDT |
| 01:30 CDT | 02:30 EDT |
| 02:00 CDT | 03:00 EDT |
| 02:30 CDT | 03:30 EDT |
| 03:00 CDT | 04:00 EDT |
| 03:30 CDT | 04:30 EDT |
| 04:00 CDT | 05:00 EDT |
| 04:30 CDT | 05:30 EDT |
| 05:00 CDT | 06:00 EDT |
| 05:30 CDT | 06:30 EDT |
| 06:00 CDT | 07:00 EDT |
| 06:30 CDT | 07:30 EDT |
| 07:00 CDT | 08:00 EDT |
| 07:30 CDT | 08:30 EDT |
| 08:00 CDT | 09:00 EDT |
| 08:30 CDT | 09:30 EDT |
| 09:00 CDT | 10:00 EDT |
| 09:30 CDT | 10:30 EDT |
| 10:00 CDT | 11:00 EDT |
| 10:30 CDT | 11:30 EDT |
| 11:00 CDT | 12:00 EDT |
| 11:30 CDT | 12:30 EDT |
| 12:00 CDT | 13:00 EDT |
| 12:30 CDT | 13:30 EDT |
| 13:00 CDT | 14:00 EDT |
| 13:30 CDT | 14:30 EDT |
| 14:00 CDT | 15:00 EDT |
| 14:30 CDT | 15:30 EDT |
| 15:00 CDT | 16:00 EDT |
| 15:30 CDT | 16:30 EDT |
| 16:00 CDT | 17:00 EDT |
| 16:30 CDT | 17:30 EDT |
| 17:00 CDT | 18:00 EDT |
| 17:30 CDT | 18:30 EDT |
| 18:00 CDT | 19:00 EDT |
| 18:30 CDT | 19:30 EDT |
| 19:00 CDT | 20:00 EDT |
| 19:30 CDT | 20:30 EDT |
| 20:00 CDT | 21:00 EDT |
| 20:30 CDT | 21:30 EDT |
| 21:00 CDT | 22:00 EDT |
| 21:30 CDT | 22:30 EDT |
| 22:00 CDT | 23:00 EDT |
| 22:30 CDT | 23:30 EDT |
| 23:00 CDT | 00:00 (+1) EDT |
| 23:30 CDT | 00:30 (+1) EDT |
America/Chicago
Uses IANA time zone rules for the selected date.
CDT · UTC-05:00
UTC-04:00
Fixed UTC offset. For seasonal local time, select a city or ET, CT, MT, PT.
EDT · UTC-04:00
2026-10-19 · CT behind EDT: 1 hours 0 minutes. CT: UTC-05:00; EDT: UTC-04:00.
2026-10-19 · 00:38 CT → 01:38 EDT.
Weekday overlap (Mon–Fri, 09:00–17:00 in both places): CT: 09:00 CDT – 16:00 CDT ↔ EDT: 10:00 EDT – 17:00 EDT
CT behind EDT: 1 hours 0 minutes
Date → Select range → .ics. 2026-10-19 · 00:38 CT → 01:38 EDT.
CT: Uses IANA time zone rules for the selected date. Next clock change: 2026-11-01 01:00 CST EDT: Fixed UTC offset. For seasonal local time, select a city or ET, CT, MT, PT.