17 hours behind AEST
CST compared with AEST, right now. Swap: CST to AEST ⇄
Australian Eastern Time is on AEDT now, so the clocks above show daylight time. Using strict standard time (AEST UTC+10, CST UTC−6), CST is 16 hours behind AEST.
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For Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Rows where both places are inside 9 AM–5 PM are highlighted.
| AEST | CST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 7:00 AM (previous day) |
| 1:00 AM | 8:00 AM (previous day) |
| 2:00 AM | 9:00 AM (previous day) |
| 3:00 AM | 10:00 AM (previous day) |
| 4:00 AM | 11:00 AM (previous day) |
| 5:00 AM | 12:00 PM (previous day) |
| 6:00 AM | 1:00 PM (previous day) |
| 7:00 AM | 2:00 PM (previous day) |
| 8:00 AM | 3:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 4:00 PM (previous day) |
| 10:00 AM | 5:00 PM (previous day) |
| 11:00 AM | 6:00 PM (previous day) |
| 12:00 PM | 7:00 PM (previous day) |
| 1:00 PM | 8:00 PM (previous day) |
| 2:00 PM | 9:00 PM (previous day) |
| 3:00 PM | 10:00 PM (previous day) |
| 4:00 PM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 5:00 PM | 12:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 1:00 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 2:00 AM |
| 8:00 PM | 3:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 10:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 11:00 PM | 6:00 AM |
Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart (with daylight saving from October to April) and Brisbane (without). AEST is UTC+10; AEDT is UTC+11.
Sunday, April 4, 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 3:00 AM local time (UTC+11 → UTC+10).
Central Time (CST/CDT). Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Minneapolis, New Orleans and Winnipeg. CST is UTC−6; in summer the region uses CDT, UTC−5.
Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−6 → UTC−5).
The current difference is shown at the top of this page. AEST uses Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10) as standard time and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11) during daylight saving time; CST uses Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) as standard time and Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) during daylight saving time. The difference can change if only one side observes daylight saving time or if their clocks change on different dates. Choose your meeting date in the converter to check the applicable offset.
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 9:00 AM in AEST was 4:00 PM (previous day) in CST. The conversion table above shows today’s values.
AEST: Sunday, April 4, 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 3:00 AM local time (UTC+11 → UTC+10). CST: Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−6 → UTC−5).
AEST is the standard-time name and AEDT the daylight-saving name for Australian Eastern Time. People often say AEST all year; this converter uses the time actually in effect on the date you choose.
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