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3:30 am03:30 ANAT (UTC+12), Nov 2, 2026 = 9:30 am09:30 CST (UTC-6), Nov 1, 2026

ANAT is 18 hours ahead of CST.

ANAT and CST (US winter time, UTC-6) examples

These examples always use ANAT (UTC+12) and CST (UTC-6). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

ANAT is 18 hours ahead of CST.

CST is US Central winter time (early November to mid-March). The rest of the year Chicago uses CDT (UTC-5), one hour later. For Central Time that follows daylight saving time, use ANAT to CT. For daylight-time examples, use ANAT to CDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, ANAT is 17 hours ahead of CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, ANAT is 18 hours ahead of CST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in ANAT correspond to 4:00 pm (previous day) to 1:00 am in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in ANAT correspond to 3:00 pm (previous day) to 12:00 am in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in ANAT correspond to 16:00 (previous day) to 01:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in ANAT correspond to 15:00 (previous day) to 00:00 in CST.

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

Time Difference

Anadyr Time is 18 hours ahead of Central Standard Time.
3:30 am03:30 in ANAT is 9:30 am09:30 in CST

ANAT to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in ANAT which corresponds to 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in CST (previous day)

3:30 am03:30 Anadyr Time (ANAT). Offset UTC +12:00 hours
9:30 am09:30 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours

3:30 am03:30 ANAT / 9:30 am09:30 CST

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Anadyr Time

Offset: ANAT is 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Russia

Principal Cities: The largest city in the ANAT time zone is Anadyr in Russia, with about 15,604 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Bilibino, Pevek, Provideniya, Egvekinot.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Anadyr Time (ANAT) do not change for daylight saving time, so ANAT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

ANAT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +12 - basic short
  • +1200 - basic
  • +12:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (12) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of twelve hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Mike - Military abbreviation for ANAT
  • M - short form of 'Mike'
Time zones with the GMT +12 offset:
  • ANAST - Anadyr Summer Time
  • ANAT - Anadyr Time
  • FJT - Fiji Time
  • GILT - Gilbert Island Time
  • M - Mike Time Zone
  • MAGST - Magadan Summer Time
  • MHT - Marshall Islands Time
  • NRT - Nauru Time
  • NZST - New Zealand Standard Time
  • PETT - Kamchatka Time
  • PETST - Kamchatka Summer Time
  • TVT - Tuvalu Time
  • WFT - Wallis and Futuna Time

Central Standard Time

Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Puebla, Santiago de Querétaro.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

Map of the areas on Central Standard Time (CST)
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Today all shaded areas are on CST.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central Daylight Time (CDT).

123456789101112Start: Central Standard Time (CST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Central Standard Time (CST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Bahia_Banderas
  • America/Belize
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Chihuahua
  • America/Costa_Rica
  • America/El_Salvador
  • America/Guatemala
  • America/Indiana/Knox
  • America/Indiana/Tell_City
  • America/Knox_IN
  • America/Managua
  • America/Matamoros
  • America/Menominee
  • America/Merida
  • America/Mexico_City
  • America/Monterrey
  • America/North_Dakota/Beulah
  • America/North_Dakota/Center
  • America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
  • America/Ojinaga
  • America/Rainy_River
  • America/Rankin_Inlet
  • America/Regina
  • America/Resolute
  • America/Swift_Current
  • America/Tegucigalpa
  • America/Winnipeg
  • CST6CDT
  • Canada/Central
  • Canada/Saskatchewan
  • Mexico/General
  • US/Central
  • US/Indiana-Starke
CST Abbreviation: Several time zones share CST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Standard Time - UTC -6
  • China Standard Time - UTC +8
  • Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone