EASST to CST Caribbean Converter
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EASST and CST examples
These examples always use EASST (UTC-5) and CST (UTC-5). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
EASST and CST have the same local time.
How the time difference changes
Depending on seasonal clock changes, EASST and CST Caribbean have the same time, EASST is 1 hour behind CDT Caribbean, or EAST is 2 hours behind CDT Caribbean.
Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EASST correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CST Caribbean, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EASST correspond to 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT Caribbean, or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EAST correspond to 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in CDT Caribbean.
Compare EASST time with CST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Easter Island Summer Time is 0 hours ahead of Cuba Standard Time
7:00 am07:00 in EASST is 7:00 am07:00 in CST
EASST to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm in EASST which corresponds to 9am-5pm in CST
7:00 am07:00 Easter Island Summer Time (EASST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Cuba Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 EASST / 7:00 am07:00 CST
| EASST | CST |
|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 12am (midnight) |
| 1am | 1am |
| 2am | 2am |
| 3am | 3am |
| 4am | 4am |
| 5am | 5am |
| 6am | 6am |
| 7am | 7am |
| 8am | 8am |
| 9am | 9am |
| 10am | 10am |
| 11am | 11am |
| 12pm (noon) | 12pm (noon) |
| 1pm | 1pm |
| 2pm | 2pm |
| 3pm | 3pm |
| 4pm | 4pm |
| 5pm | 5pm |
| 6pm | 6pm |
| 7pm | 7pm |
| 8pm | 8pm |
| 9pm | 9pm |
| 10pm | 10pm |
| 11pm | 11pm |
| 00:00 | 00:00 |
| 01:00 | 01:00 |
| 02:00 | 02:00 |
| 03:00 | 03:00 |
| 04:00 | 04:00 |
| 05:00 | 05:00 |
| 06:00 | 06:00 |
| 07:00 | 07:00 |
| 08:00 | 08:00 |
| 09:00 | 09:00 |
| 10:00 | 10:00 |
| 11:00 | 11:00 |
| 12:00 | 12:00 |
| 13:00 | 13:00 |
| 14:00 | 14:00 |
| 15:00 | 15:00 |
| 16:00 | 16:00 |
| 17:00 | 17:00 |
| 18:00 | 18:00 |
| 19:00 | 19:00 |
| 20:00 | 20:00 |
| 21:00 | 21:00 |
| 22:00 | 22:00 |
| 23:00 | 23:00 |
Easter Island Summer Time
Offset: EASST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Pacific
Countries using this time zone: Chile

Daylight Saving: Easter Island Summer Time (EASST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Easter Island Standard Time (EAST).
Start: Easter Island Summer Time (EASST) started on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 10:00 pm local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Saturday, September 6, 2025, 11:00 pm. Daylight saving starts annually on the first Saturday of September
End: Easter Island Summer Time (EASST) ends on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 10:00 pm local time and clocks are set one hour back to Saturday, April 4, 2026, 9:00 pm local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Saturday of April
EASST representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for EASST
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- CDT - Central Daylight Time
- EST - Eastern Standard Time
- ET - Eastern Time
- COT - Colombia Time
- CST - Cuba Standard Time
- EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
- ECT - Ecuador Time
- PET - Peru Time
- R - Romeo Time Zone
Cuba Standard Time
Offset: CST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Caribbean
Countries using this time zone: Cuba
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Havana in Cuba, with about 2.164 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Santiago de Cuba, Camaguey, Holguin, Guantanamo.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Cuba Daylight Time (CDT).
Start: Cuba Standard Time (CST) started on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 1:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 12:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Cuba Standard Time (CST) ends on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 12:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 1:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
CST representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for CST
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- America/Havana
- Cuba
- Central Standard Time - UTC -6
- China Standard Time - UTC +8
- Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
- CDT - Central Daylight Time
- EST - Eastern Standard Time
- ET - Eastern Time
- COT - Colombia Time
- CST - Cuba Standard Time
- EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
- ECT - Ecuador Time
- PET - Peru Time
- R - Romeo Time Zone
