CDT
Central Daylight Time
GMT -5
Wed, Aug 12
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
EDT
Eastern Daylight Time
GMT -4
Wed, Aug 12
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
MDT
Mountain Daylight Time
GMT -6
Wed, Aug 12
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
PDT
Pacific Daylight Time
GMT -7
Wed, Aug 12
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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

Time Difference

Central Daylight Time is 1 hour behind Eastern Daylight Time and 1 hour ahead of Mountain Daylight Time and 2 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time
10:00 am10:00 in CDT is 11:00 am11:00 in EDT and is 9:00 am09:00 in MDT and is 8:00 am08:00 in PDT

CDT to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm in CDT which corresponds to 10am-5pm in EDT
CDT to MDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-5pm in CDT which corresponds to 9am-4pm in MDT
CDT to PDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-5pm in CDT which corresponds to 9am-3pm in PDT

10:00 am10:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
11:00 am11:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
9:00 am09:00 Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours

10:00 am10:00 CDT / 11:00 am11:00 EDT / 9:00 am09:00 MDT / 8:00 am08:00 PDT

CDTEDTMDTPDT
12am (midnight)1am11pm10pm
1am2am12am (midnight)11pm
2am3am1am12am (midnight)
3am4am2am1am
4am5am3am2am
5am6am4am3am
6am7am5am4am
7am8am6am5am
8am9am7am6am
9am10am8am7am
10am11am9am8am
11am12pm (noon)10am9am
12pm (noon)1pm11am10am
1pm2pm12pm (noon)11am
2pm3pm1pm12pm (noon)
3pm4pm2pm1pm
4pm5pm3pm2pm
5pm6pm4pm3pm
6pm7pm5pm4pm
7pm8pm6pm5pm
8pm9pm7pm6pm
9pm10pm8pm7pm
10pm11pm9pm8pm
11pm12am (midnight)10pm9pm
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01:0002:0000:0023:00
02:0003:0001:0000:00
03:0004:0002:0001:00
04:0005:0003:0002:00
05:0006:0004:0003:00
06:0007:0005:0004:00
07:0008:0006:0005:00
08:0009:0007:0006:00
09:0010:0008:0007:00
10:0011:0009:0008:00
11:0012:0010:0009:00
12:0013:0011:0010:00
13:0014:0012:0011:00
14:0015:0013:0012:00
15:0016:0014:0013:00
16:0017:0015:0014:00
17:0018:0016:0015:00
18:0019:0017:0016:00
19:0020:0018:0017:00
20:0021:0019:0018:00
21:0022:0020:0019:00
22:0023:0021:0020:00
23:0000:0022:0021:00

Central Daylight Time

Offset: CDT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

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 2.696 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Houston, Ciudad Juarez, San Antonio, Dallas.

French: HAC - Heure Avancée du Centre

Spanish: CT - Zona Centro

CDT Time Zone Geo Map
CDT timezone map

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amStart: Central Daylight Time (CDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amEnd: Central Daylight Time (CDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November

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

Eastern Daylight Time

Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks & Caicos Is, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.175 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens.

French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

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

EDT Time Zone Geo Map
EDT timezone map

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amStart: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amEnd: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November

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
  • FKT - Falkland Island Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • PYT - Paraguay Time
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time

Mountain Daylight Time

Offset: MDT is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

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

Principal Cities: The largest city in the MDT time zone is Calgary in Canada, with about 1.02 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Edmonton, El Paso, Denver, Albuquerque.

French: HAR - Heure Avancée des Rocheuses

Spanish: MT - Zona Pacífico

MDT Time Zone Geo Map
MDT timezone map

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

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amStart: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amEnd: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November

MDT 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 MDT
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
IANA/Olson: Reflects MDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Boise
  • America/Cambridge_Bay
  • America/Ciudad_Juarez
  • America/Denver
  • America/Edmonton
  • America/Inuvik
  • America/Shiprock
  • America/Yellowknife
  • Canada/Mountain
  • MST7MDT
  • Navajo
  • US/Mountain
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

Pacific Daylight Time

Offset: PDT is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

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

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PDT time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.793 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Vancouver, Tijuana, San Diego, San Jose.

French: HAP - Heure Avancée du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Zona Noroeste

PDT Time Zone Geo Map
PDT timezone map

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

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amStart: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amEnd: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November

PDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -07 - basic short
  • -0700 - basic
  • -07:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0700 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (07) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of seven hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Tango - Military abbreviation for PDT
  • T - short form of 'Tango'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Ensenada
  • America/Los_Angeles
  • America/Santa_Isabel
  • America/Tijuana
  • America/Vancouver
  • Canada/Pacific
  • Mexico/BajaNorte
  • PST8PDT
  • US/Pacific
Time zones with the GMT -7 offset:
  • MST - Mountain Standard Time
  • PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
  • YST - Yukon Standard Time
  • T - Tango Time Zone