In these areas Central Standard Time is observed year-around. There are areas which do not follow daylight saving time. Or use the form at the bottom of this page for easy conversion. Convert more time zones by visiting the time zone page and clicking on common time zone conversions. While Central Daylight Time (CDT) is observed during daylight saving time in the spring, summer, and autumn months. Central Standard Time is 2 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. Central Standard Time (CST) is UTC-6:00, and Central Daylight Time (CDT) is UTC-5:00, this time zone is. The Central Standard Time is based on the mean solar time of the 90th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory.Ĭentral Standard Time is observed during the winter months. Remark: Eastern Standard Time (EST) is UTC-5:00, and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is UTC-4:00, this time zone is called Eastern Time Zone (ET) in the United States, parts of eastern Canada, Mexico, Panama and the Caribbean Islands. CST means a standard time where six hours is subtracted from GMT (UTC/GMT −6), and during daylight saving time (DST), five hours is subtracted from GMT (UTC/GMT -5). Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-5pm in CST which corresponds to 9am-6pm in EST. In North America, Central Standard Time (CST) refers to a time which is followed in the Central Time Zone. Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-5pm in CST which corresponds to 9am-6pm in EST. Central Standard Time is 1 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.