CDT to AZOST Converter

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CST/CDT
Central Standard Time
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Central Time is on standard time: CST (UTC−6) until Sun, Mar 14, 2027.
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AZOT/AZOST
Azores Time
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AZOST is not used on this date.

This converter uses AZOT (UTC−1), as in Azores.

Keep AZOST (UTC+0)

Quick answers

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6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Nov 2, 2026 = 11:00 am11:00 AZOT (UTC-1), Nov 2, 2026

CST is 5 hours behind AZOT.

CDT and AZOST examples

These examples always use CDT (UTC-5) and AZOST (UTC+0). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

CDT is 5 hours behind AZOST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, CDT is 5 hours behind AZOST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CST is 5 hours behind AZOT. From Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, CDT is 4 hours behind AZOT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm in AZOST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm in AZOT or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm in AZOT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 14:00 to 23:00 in AZOST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 14:00 to 23:00 in AZOT or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 13:00 to 22:00 in AZOT.

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

Time Difference

Central Standard Time is 5 hours behind Azores Time.
6:00 am06:00 in CST is 11:00 am11:00 in AZOT

CST to AZOT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-1pm09:00-13:00 in CST which corresponds to 2pm-6pm14:00-18:00 in AZOT

6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
11:00 am11:00 Azores Time (AZOT). Offset UTC -1:00 hours

6:00 am06:00 CST / 11:00 am11:00 AZOT

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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 the shaded areas are on UTC−6 (Central Standard Time).

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

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

123456789101112End: Central Daylight Time (CDT) ended 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 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112Start: Central Daylight Time (CDT) starts 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. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

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

Azores Summer Time

Offset: AZOST is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Portugal

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AZOST time zone is Ponta Delgada in Portugal, with about 20,056 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Lagoa, Angra do Heroísmo, Rabo de Peixe, Horta.

Map of the areas on Azores Summer Time (AZOST)
AZOST part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−1.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

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

123456789101112End: Azores Summer Time (AZOST) ended on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 12:00 am00:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112Start: Azores Summer Time (AZOST) starts on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 1:00 am01:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

See Portugal daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

AZOST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for AZOST
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone