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7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 23, 2026 = 10:30 pm22:30 ACDT (UTC+10:30), Oct 23, 2026

CDT is 15 hours and 30 minutes behind Adelaide.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, CDT is 14 hours and 30 minutes behind Adelaide, CDT is 15 hours and 30 minutes behind Adelaide, or CST is 16 hours and 30 minutes behind Adelaide.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 11:30 pm to 8:30 am (next day) in Adelaide, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 12:30 am (next day) to 9:30 am (next day) in Adelaide, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 1:30 am (next day) to 10:30 am (next day) in Adelaide.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 23:30 to 08:30 (next day) in Adelaide, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 00:30 (next day) to 09:30 (next day) in Adelaide, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 01:30 (next day) to 10:30 (next day) in Adelaide.

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

Time Difference

Central Daylight Time is 15 hours and 30 minutes behind ACDT (Australian Central Daylight Time).
7:00 am07:00 in CDT is 10:30 pm22:30 in Adelaide, Australia

CDT to Adelaide call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5:30pm-6pm17:30-18:00 in CDT which corresponds to 9am-9:30am09:00-09:30 in Adelaide (next day)

7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
10:30 pm22:30 ACDT (Australian Central Daylight Time) (Adelaide, Australia). Offset UTC +10:30 hours

7:00 am07:00 CDT / 10:30 pm22:30 Adelaide, Australia

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Central Daylight Time

Offset: CDT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CDT time zone is Chicago in the United States, with about 2.664 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth.

French: HAC - Heure Avancée du Centre

Spanish: CT - Zona Centro

Map of the areas on Central Daylight Time (CDT)
CDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CDT.

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

123456789101112Start: Central Daylight Time (CDT) 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: Central Daylight Time (CDT) 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.

CDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for CDT
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Indiana/Knox
  • America/Indiana/Tell_City
  • America/Knox_IN
  • America/Matamoros
  • America/Menominee
  • America/North_Dakota/Beulah
  • America/North_Dakota/Center
  • America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
  • America/Ojinaga
  • America/Rainy_River
  • America/Rankin_Inlet
  • America/Resolute
  • America/Winnipeg
  • CST6CDT
  • Canada/Central
  • US/Central
  • US/Indiana-Starke
CDT Abbreviation: Several time zones share CDT abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Daylight Time - UTC -5
  • Cuba Daylight Time - UTC -4
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • 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

Adelaide Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
ACDT – Australian Central Daylight Time, UTC+10:30 (now, daylight saving time)
ACST – Australian Central Standard Time, UTC+9:30 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 amSunday, April 4, 2027 at 03:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 am02:00 (ACST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of April each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, October 3, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, October 3, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (ACDT). DST starts on the 1st Sunday of October each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Adelaide Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
ADL, Adehlaida, Adelaida, Adelaidae, Adelaide, Adelaidis, Adelaidė, Adelajda, Adelajdo, Adelaïda, Adelaïde, Adelejd, Adelàida, Adélaïde, Edelaid, Tarndanya, Tarndarnya, a de lai de, adelaida, aderedo, adilaid, adiled, adlayd, adylyd, aedeulleideu, atileyit, edile'ida, edileda, Αδελαΐδα, Аделаидæ, Аделаида, Аделаїда, Аделейд, Аделејд, Адэлаіда, Ադելաիդա, אדלייד, آدلاید, أديليد, ئادېلايدې, ایڈیلیڈ, एडिलेड, ॲdaleda, ॲडलेड, એડિલેઇડ, அடிலெயிட், అడిలైడ్, ಅಡಿಲೇಡ್, അഡിലെയ്‌ഡ്, แอดิเลด, အက်ဒလိတ်မြို့, ადელაიდა, アデレード, 阿德来得, 阿德莱德, 애들레이드
Population
1,469,163
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
34° 55' S Latitude / 138° 35' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61