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6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Nov 8, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 IST (UTC+2), Nov 8, 2026

CST is 8 hours behind IST.

CDT and IST examples

These examples always use CDT (UTC-5) and IST (UTC+2). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

CDT is 7 hours behind IST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, CDT is 8 hours behind IDT Israel. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, CST is 8 hours behind IST Israel. From Mar 14 to Mar 26, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, CDT is 7 hours behind IST Israel.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in IDT Israel. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in IST Israel or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in IST Israel.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in IDT Israel. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in IST Israel or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in IST Israel.

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

Time Difference

Central Standard Time is 8 hours behind Israel Standard Time.
6:00 am06:00 in CST is 2:00 pm14:00 in IST

CST to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in CST which corresponds to 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in IST.

6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Israel Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

6:00 am06:00 CST / 2:00 pm14:00 IST

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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).

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

Israel Standard Time

Offset: IST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Israel

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Jerusalem in Israel, with about 971,800 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tel Aviv, Haifa, Rishon LeTsiyyon, Petaẖ Tiqva.

Map of the areas on Israel Standard Time (IST)
IST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on IST.

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

123456789101112Start: Israel Standard Time (IST) started on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112End: Israel Standard Time (IST) ends on Friday, March 26, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Friday, March 26, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead.

See Israel daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for IST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Jerusalem
  • Asia/Tel_Aviv
  • Israel
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time