Convert CDT to EAT
EAT is 8 hours ahead of CDT. CDT is UTC−5 and EAT is UTC+3.
Right now: CDT · EAT
Best time to schedule a meeting
Standard 9–5 working hours do not overlap at all between CDT and EAT. Someone has to take an early or late call — or use asynchronous communication instead.
| CDT | EAT | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 12:00 PM | 8:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 1:00 PM | 9:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 2:00 PM | 10:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 3:00 PM | 11:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 4:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 5:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
CDT to EAT conversion table
| CDT | EAT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) |
| 5:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 7:00 PM | 3:00 AM (next day) |
| 8:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
| 10:00 PM | 6:00 AM (next day) |
| 11:00 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) |
About CDT
Central Daylight Time (CDT) is UTC−5. It is used in Chicago, Dallas and Houston from March to November.
Central Daylight Time is UTC−5, the summer clock for Chicago, Dallas and Houston, from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. Mexico is the complication: it abolished daylight saving nationally in 2022, so Mexico City stays on UTC−6 all year and is now an hour behind Chicago for eight months of the year rather than matching it.
About EAT
East Africa Time (EAT) is UTC+3. It is used in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda and Somalia.
East Africa Time is UTC+3 and fixed. Nairobi, Addis Ababa and Dar es Salaam all keep it. Ethiopia additionally uses a clock that counts from dawn rather than midnight for everyday purposes, six hours off the international one, so a time given locally in Addis may need converting twice rather than once.
Does this gap change with the seasons?
This gap is seasonal. The abbreviations themselves are fixed offsets, but the region on CDT switches to CST (UTC−6) from November to March. So the 8-hour figure on this page is correct for the part of the year when both places are actually on these abbreviations, and changes by an hour outside it.
EAT does not shift, so the whole change comes from one side. A recurring meeting fixed in EAT will appear to move by an hour for everyone on the other side, twice a year, without anyone changing anything.
This is the reason scheduling systems store an IANA zone such as Region/City rather than an offset or an abbreviation: the zone knows its own rules and the offset does not.
Frequently asked questions
What time is 9:00 AM CDT in EAT?
9:00 AM CDT is 5:00 PM EAT.
Is EAT ahead of CDT?
EAT is 8 hours ahead of CDT.
Which time zone does this use?
CDT is UTC−5 and EAT is UTC+3. Both abbreviations denote a single fixed offset, so this conversion never shifts with daylight saving — what changes is which abbreviation a place is using at the time.