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6:00 am06:00 MDT (UTC-6), Oct 26, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 26, 2026

Edmonton is 1 hour behind CDT.

How the time difference changes

In 2026, Edmonton is 1 hour behind CT for most of the year. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Edmonton and CT have the same time. Briefly around clock changes, Edmonton is 2 hours behind CT.

In 2026, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Edmonton correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in CT for most of the year. At other times that year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Edmonton correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CT.In 2026, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Edmonton correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in CT for most of the year. At other times that year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Edmonton correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in CT.

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

Time Difference

MDT (Mountain Daylight Time) is 1 hour behind Central Daylight Time.
6:00 am06:00 in Edmonton, Canada is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT

Edmonton to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in Edmonton which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in CDT

6:00 am06:00 MDT (Mountain Daylight Time) (Edmonton, Canada). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

6:00 am06:00 Edmonton, Canada / 7:00 am07:00 CDT

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Edmonton Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
MDT – Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-6 (now)
Clock Changes

Edmonton Facts

Country
Canada
Alternative Names
Edmonton, Edmontona, Edmontonas, Edmontono, Edmundopolis, Edmuntun, Ehdmantan, Ehdmonton, Entmonton, YEA, admwntwn, ai de meng dun, aidamatana, edamantana, edeumeonteon, edomonton, etmantan, xe dman tan, Édmonton, Έντμοντον, Едмонтон, Едмънтън, Эдмантан, Эдмонтон, Էդմոնտոն, אדמונטון, إدمونتون, ادمونتون, ایڈمنٹن, एडमंटन, ਐਡਮੰਟਨ, எட்மன்டன், เอดมันตัน, ཨེ་ཏི་མོན་ཐོན།, ედმონტონი, ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐊᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, エドモントン, 埃德蒙顿, 에드먼턴
Population
1,010,899
Currency
Dollar (CAD)
Geographic Coordinates
53° 33' N Latitude / 113° 28' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Central Time

Central Time (CT) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Central Standard Time (CST) or Central Daylight Time (CDT) in the United States and Canada. CT is not static but switches between CDT and CST.

Territories observing the time zone are primarily in North and Central America. It runs through several Mexican and U.S. states, as well as several Canadian provinces and Central American countries.

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

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CT 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 Time (CT)
CT all year CT part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC−6 (Central Standard Time, MDT).

CT 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 CT
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
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