EEST to Chicago to EDT Time Converter

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EET/EEST
Eastern European Time
UTC+2
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Eastern Europe is on standard time: EET (UTC+2) until Sun, Mar 28, 2027.
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Chicago
Illinois, USACDT
UTC−5
7h behind
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9pm
Chicago's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1 · CDT → CST
EDT
Eastern Daylight Time
UTC−4
6h behind
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2:00 pm14:00 EET (UTC+2), Oct 27, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 27, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 27, 2026

EET is 7 hours ahead of Chicago. EET is 6 hours ahead of EDT.

How the time difference changes

EEST to Chicago

For most of the year, EEST is 8 hours ahead of Chicago. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, EET is 7 hours ahead of Chicago. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EET is 8 hours ahead of Chicago.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EEST correspond to 1:00 am to 10:00 am in Chicago. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EET correspond to 1:00 am to 10:00 am in Chicago or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EET correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in Chicago.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EEST correspond to 01:00 to 10:00 in Chicago. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EET correspond to 01:00 to 10:00 in Chicago or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EET correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in Chicago.

EEST to EDT

For most of the year, EEST is 7 hours ahead of EDT. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, EET is 6 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EET is 7 hours ahead of EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EEST correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EET correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in EST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EET correspond to 3:00 am to 12:00 pm in EDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EEST correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EET correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in EST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EET correspond to 03:00 to 12:00 in EDT.

Compare EEST time with Chicago and EDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Eastern European Time is 7 hours ahead of CDT (Central Daylight Time). Eastern European Time is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in EET is 7:00 am07:00 in Chicago, IL, USA and is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT

EET to Chicago call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in EET which corresponds to 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in Chicago
EET to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in EET which corresponds to 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in EDT

2:00 pm14:00 Eastern European Time (EET). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 CDT (Central Daylight Time) (Chicago, IL, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 EET / 7:00 am07:00 Chicago, IL, USA / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

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Eastern European Summer Time

Offset: EEST is 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Åland Islands, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Moldova, Palestinian Territory, Romania, Ukraine

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EEST time zone is Cairo in Egypt, with about 9.607 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Alexandria, Giza, Kyiv, Beirut.

German: OESZ - Osteuropäische Sommerzeit

Map of the areas on Eastern European Summer Time (EEST)
EEST part of the year

Today some of the shaded areas are on UTC+2 (EET).

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

Daylight Saving: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Eastern European Time (EET).

123456789101112End: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) ended on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 4:00 am04:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112Start: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) starts on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 4:00 am04:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +03 - basic short
  • +0300 - basic
  • +03:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Charlie - Military abbreviation for EEST
  • C - short form of 'Charlie'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Cairo
  • Asia/Beirut
  • Asia/Famagusta
  • Asia/Gaza
  • Asia/Hebron
  • Asia/Nicosia
  • EET
  • Egypt
  • Europe/Athens
  • Europe/Bucharest
  • Europe/Chisinau
  • Europe/Helsinki
  • Europe/Kiev
  • Europe/Kyiv
  • Europe/Mariehamn
  • Europe/Nicosia
  • Europe/Riga
  • Europe/Sofia
  • Europe/Tallinn
  • Europe/Tiraspol
  • Europe/Uzhgorod
  • Europe/Vilnius
  • Europe/Zaporozhye
Time zones with the GMT +3 offset:
  • EEST - Eastern European Summer Time
  • MSK - Moscow Standard Time
  • AST - Arabia Standard Time
  • C - Charlie Time Zone
  • EAT - Eastern Africa Time
  • FET - Further Eastern European Time
  • IDT - Israel Daylight Time
  • TRT - Turkey Time

Chicago Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CDT – Central Daylight Time, UTC-5 (now, daylight saving time)
CST – Central Standard Time, UTC-6 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (CST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (CDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Clock Changes
USA daylight saving time · Clock changes worldwide

Chicago Facts

Country
USA
State
Illinois
Alternative Names
CHI, Cekaga, Chi-ka-ko, Chi-kâ-kô, Chicago, Chicagu, Chikago, Chykaga, Cikaga, Cikago, Cikaqo, E-Chicago, Kikako, Shikago, Sicagum, Sikago, The Windy City, Tsikago, Windy City, chikhako, cikago, cikako, shikago, shkagw, shykaghw, shykagw, shykajw, shyqgw, sikago, sikkagea, syqgw, zhi jia ge, Çikago, Çikaqo, Ĉikago, Čikaga, Čikago, Čikāga, Čėkaga, Şikago, Σικάγο, Чикаго, Чикаґо, Чыкага, Չիկագո, שיקאגא, שיקגו, شيكاجو, شيكاغو, شکاگو, شیکاگو, شیکاگۆ, ܫܝܩܓܘ, शिकागो, শিকাগো, ਸ਼ਿਕਾਗੋ, சிகாகோ, చికాగో, ಶಿಕಾಗೊ, ഷിക്കാഗോ, ชิคาโก, ရှီကာဂိုမြို့, ჩიკაგო, ሺካጎ, ᓰᖄᑯ, Ṣìkágò, シカゴ, 芝加哥, 시카고, 𐍃𐌾𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌲𐍉
Population
2,664,452
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
41° 51' N Latitude / 87° 39' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1
More About Chicago
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Eastern Daylight Time

Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
EDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EDT.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).

123456789101112Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -04 - basic short
  • -0400 - basic
  • -04:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST5EDT
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -4 offset:
  • AST - Atlantic Standard Time
  • EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
  • AMT - Amazon Time
  • BOT - Bolivia Time
  • CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
  • CLT - Chile Standard Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time