CDT to IST to CT to AEDT to CET to PST to GMT to EST to PKT Time Converter
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6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Nov 8, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Nov 8, 2026 = 6:00 am06:00 CT (UTC-6), Nov 8, 2026 = 11:00 pm23:00 AEDT (UTC+11), Nov 8, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 CET (UTC+1), Nov 8, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 PST (UTC-8), Nov 8, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 GMT (UTC+0), Nov 8, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 8, 2026 = 5:00 pm17:00 PKT (UTC+5), Nov 8, 2026
CST is 11 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. CST and CT have the same local time. CST is 17 hours behind AEDT. CST is 7 hours behind CET. CST is 2 hours ahead of PST. CST is 6 hours behind GMT. CST is 1 hour behind EST. CST is 11 hours behind PKT.
How the time difference changes
CDT to IST
For most of the year, CDT is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, CST is 11 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 7:30 pm to 4:30 am (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 8:30 pm to 5:30 am (next day) in IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 19:30 to 04:30 (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 20:30 to 05:30 (next day) in IST.
CDT to CT
For most of the year, CDT and CT have the same time. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, CST and CT have the same time.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in CT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in CT.
CDT to AEDT
Depending on seasonal clock changes, CDT is 15 hours behind AEST, CDT is 16 hours behind AEDT, or CST is 17 hours behind AEDT.
Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 12:00 am (next day) to 9:00 am (next day) in AEST, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 1:00 am (next day) to 10:00 am (next day) in AEDT, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 2:00 am (next day) to 11:00 am (next day) in AEDT.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 00:00 (next day) to 09:00 (next day) in AEST, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 01:00 (next day) to 10:00 (next day) in AEDT, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 02:00 (next day) to 11:00 (next day) in AEDT.
CDT to CET
For most of the year, CDT is 7 hours behind CEST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, CST is 7 hours behind CET. From Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, CDT is 6 hours behind CET.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in CET or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in CET or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in CET.
CDT to PST
For most of the year, CDT is 2 hours ahead of PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, CST is 2 hours ahead of PST. Briefly around clock changes, CDT is 3 hours ahead of PST or CST is 1 hour ahead of PDT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in PST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in PST.
CDT to GMT
For most of the year, CDT is 5 hours behind GMT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, CST is 6 hours behind GMT.
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 GMT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in GMT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 14:00 to 23:00 in GMT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in GMT.
CDT to EST
For most of the year, CDT is 1 hour behind EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, CST is 1 hour behind EST. Briefly around clock changes, CDT and EST have the same time or CST is 2 hours behind EDT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in EST.
CDT to PKT
For most of the year, CDT is 10 hours behind PKT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, CST is 11 hours behind PKT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 7:00 pm to 4:00 am (next day) in PKT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 8:00 pm to 5:00 am (next day) in PKT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 19:00 to 04:00 (next day) in PKT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 20:00 to 05:00 (next day) in PKT.
Compare CDT time with IST, CT, AEDT, CET, PST, GMT, EST, and PKT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Central Standard Time is 11 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time. Central Standard Time and Central Time have the same local time. Central Standard Time is 17 hours behind Australian Eastern Daylight Time. Central Standard Time is 7 hours behind Central European Time. Central Standard Time is 2 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time. Central Standard Time is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time. Central Standard Time is 1 hour behind Eastern Standard Time. Central Standard Time is 11 hours behind Pakistan Standard Time.
6:00 am06:00 in CST is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST and is 6:00 am06:00 in CT and is 11:00 pm23:00 in AEDT and is 1:00 pm13:00 in CET and is 4:00 am04:00 in PST and is 12:00 pm12:00 in GMT and is 7:00 am07:00 in EST and is 5:00 pm17:00 in PKT
CST to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in CST which corresponds to 7pm-8pm19:00-20:00 in IST. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
CST to CT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in CST which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in CT.
CST to AEDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in CST which corresponds to 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in AEDT (next day).
CST to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in CST which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in CET.
CST to PST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in CST which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in PST.
CST to GMT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in CST which corresponds to 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in GMT.
CST to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in CST which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in EST.
CST to PKT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in CST which corresponds to 6:30pm-7:30pm18:30-19:30 in PKT. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
6:00 am06:00 Central Time (CT). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
11:00 pm23:00 Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT). Offset UTC +11:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
4:00 am04:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
12:00 pm12:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
5:00 pm17:00 Pakistan Standard Time (PKT). Offset UTC +5:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 CST / 5:30 pm17:30 IST / 6:00 am06:00 CT / 11:00 pm23:00 AEDT / 1:00 pm13:00 CET / 4:00 am04:00 PST / 12:00 pm12:00 GMT / 7:00 am07:00 EST / 5:00 pm17:00 PKT
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| CST | IST | CT | AEDT | CET | PST | GMT | EST | PKT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:30am | 12:00am | 5:00pm | 7:00am | 10:00pm previous day | 6:00am | 1:00am | 11:00am | |
| 12:30pm | 1:00am | 6:00pm | 8:00am | 11:00pm previous day | 7:00am | 2:00am | 12:00pm | |
| 1:30pm | 2:00am | 7:00pm | 9:00am | 12:00am | 8:00am | 3:00am | 1:00pm | |
| 2:30pm | 3:00am | 8:00pm | 10:00am | 1:00am | 9:00am | 4:00am | 2:00pm | |
| 3:30pm | 4:00am | 9:00pm | 11:00am | 2:00am | 10:00am | 5:00am | 3:00pm | |
| 4:30pm | 5:00am | 10:00pm | 12:00pm | 3:00am | 11:00am | 6:00am | 4:00pm | |
| 5:30pm | 6:00am | 11:00pm | 1:00pm | 4:00am | 12:00pm | 7:00am | 5:00pm | |
| 6:30pm | 7:00am | 12:00am next day | 2:00pm | 5:00am | 1:00pm | 8:00am | 6:00pm | |
| 7:30pm | 8:00am | 1:00am next day | 3:00pm | 6:00am | 2:00pm | 9:00am | 7:00pm | |
| 8:30pm | 9:00am | 2:00am next day | 4:00pm | 7:00am | 3:00pm | 10:00am | 8:00pm | |
| 9:30pm | 10:00am | 3:00am next day | 5:00pm | 8:00am | 4:00pm | 11:00am | 9:00pm | |
| 10:30pm | 11:00am | 4:00am next day | 6:00pm | 9:00am | 5:00pm | 12:00pm | 10:00pm | |
| 11:30pm | 12:00pm | 5:00am next day | 7:00pm | 10:00am | 6:00pm | 1:00pm | 11:00pm | |
| 12:30am next day | 1:00pm | 6:00am next day | 8:00pm | 11:00am | 7:00pm | 2:00pm | 12:00am next day | |
| 1:30am next day | 2:00pm | 7:00am next day | 9:00pm | 12:00pm | 8:00pm | 3:00pm | 1:00am next day | |
| 2:30am next day | 3:00pm | 8:00am next day | 10:00pm | 1:00pm | 9:00pm | 4:00pm | 2:00am next day | |
| 3:30am next day | 4:00pm | 9:00am next day | 11:00pm | 2:00pm | 10:00pm | 5:00pm | 3:00am next day | |
| 4:30am next day | 5:00pm | 10:00am next day | 12:00am next day | 3:00pm | 11:00pm | 6:00pm | 4:00am next day | |
| 5:30am next day | 6:00pm | 11:00am next day | 1:00am next day | 4:00pm | 12:00am next day | 7:00pm | 5:00am next day | |
| 6:30am next day | 7:00pm | 12:00pm next day | 2:00am next day | 5:00pm | 1:00am next day | 8:00pm | 6:00am next day | |
| 7:30am next day | 8:00pm | 1:00pm next day | 3:00am next day | 6:00pm | 2:00am next day | 9:00pm | 7:00am next day | |
| 8:30am next day | 9:00pm | 2:00pm next day | 4:00am next day | 7:00pm | 3:00am next day | 10:00pm | 8:00am next day | |
| 9:30am next day | 10:00pm | 3:00pm next day | 5:00am next day | 8:00pm | 4:00am next day | 11:00pm | 9:00am next day | |
| 10:30am next day | 11:00pm | 4:00pm next day | 6:00am next day | 9:00pm | 5:00am next day | 12:00am next day | 10:00am next day | |
| 11:30 | 00:00 | 17:00 | 07:00 | 22:00 previous day | 06:00 | 01:00 | 11:00 | |
| 12:30 | 01:00 | 18:00 | 08:00 | 23:00 previous day | 07:00 | 02:00 | 12:00 | |
| 13:30 | 02:00 | 19:00 | 09:00 | 00:00 | 08:00 | 03:00 | 13:00 | |
| 14:30 | 03:00 | 20:00 | 10:00 | 01:00 | 09:00 | 04:00 | 14:00 | |
| 15:30 | 04:00 | 21:00 | 11:00 | 02:00 | 10:00 | 05:00 | 15:00 | |
| 16:30 | 05:00 | 22:00 | 12:00 | 03:00 | 11:00 | 06:00 | 16:00 | |
| 17:30 | 06:00 | 23:00 | 13:00 | 04:00 | 12:00 | 07:00 | 17:00 | |
| 18:30 | 07:00 | 00:00 next day | 14:00 | 05:00 | 13:00 | 08:00 | 18:00 | |
| 19:30 | 08:00 | 01:00 next day | 15:00 | 06:00 | 14:00 | 09:00 | 19:00 | |
| 20:30 | 09:00 | 02:00 next day | 16:00 | 07:00 | 15:00 | 10:00 | 20:00 | |
| 21:30 | 10:00 | 03:00 next day | 17:00 | 08:00 | 16:00 | 11:00 | 21:00 | |
| 22:30 | 11:00 | 04:00 next day | 18:00 | 09:00 | 17:00 | 12:00 | 22:00 | |
| 23:30 | 12:00 | 05:00 next day | 19:00 | 10:00 | 18:00 | 13:00 | 23:00 | |
| 00:30 next day | 13:00 | 06:00 next day | 20:00 | 11:00 | 19:00 | 14:00 | 00:00 next day | |
| 01:30 next day | 14:00 | 07:00 next day | 21:00 | 12:00 | 20:00 | 15:00 | 01:00 next day | |
| 02:30 next day | 15:00 | 08:00 next day | 22:00 | 13:00 | 21:00 | 16:00 | 02:00 next day | |
| 03:30 next day | 16:00 | 09:00 next day | 23:00 | 14:00 | 22:00 | 17:00 | 03:00 next day | |
| 04:30 next day | 17:00 | 10:00 next day | 00:00 next day | 15:00 | 23:00 | 18:00 | 04:00 next day | |
| 05:30 next day | 18:00 | 11:00 next day | 01:00 next day | 16:00 | 00:00 next day | 19:00 | 05:00 next day | |
| 06:30 next day | 19:00 | 12:00 next day | 02:00 next day | 17:00 | 01:00 next day | 20:00 | 06:00 next day | |
| 07:30 next day | 20:00 | 13:00 next day | 03:00 next day | 18:00 | 02:00 next day | 21:00 | 07:00 next day | |
| 08:30 next day | 21:00 | 14:00 next day | 04:00 next day | 19:00 | 03:00 next day | 22:00 | 08:00 next day | |
| 09:30 next day | 22:00 | 15:00 next day | 05:00 next day | 20:00 | 04:00 next day | 23:00 | 09:00 next day | |
| 10:30 next day | 23:00 | 16:00 next day | 06:00 next day | 21:00 | 05:00 next day | 00:00 next day | 10:00 next day |
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
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).
End: 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.
Start: 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
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -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.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for CDT
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- 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
- Central Daylight Time - UTC -5
- Cuba Daylight Time - UTC -4
- 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
India Standard Time
Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: India
Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
Current time in India: India time now
IST representations, usage and related time zones
- +0530 - basic
- +05:30 - extended
- +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
- Asia/Calcutta
- Asia/Kolkata
- India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
- Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
- Israel Standard Time - UTC +2
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
CT representations, usage and related time zones
- -06 - basic short
- -0600 - basic
- -06:00 - extended
- -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.
- Sierra - Military abbreviation for CT
- S - short form of 'Sierra'
- CST - Central Standard Time
- CT - Central Time
- MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
- EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
- GALT - Galapagos Time
- S - Sierra Time Zone
Australian Eastern Daylight Time
Offset: AEDT is 11 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Australia
Principal Cities: The largest city in the AEDT time zone is Sydney in Australia, with about 5.639 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Melbourne, Newcastle, Canberra, Central Coast.
Daylight Saving: Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).
Start: Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) started on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, October 4, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the first Sunday of October.
End: Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) ends on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of April.
See Australia daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) is observer in New South Wales (except Broken Hill and Lord Howe Island), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra AEDT is equal to Coordinated Universal Time plus 11 hours (UTC +11). During a summer time period, these locations move from AEST to Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT), and clocks are advanced to UTC +11.
Daylight saving or summer time is commonly expressed as AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time). In periods of daylight saving an hour is added to the Local Standard Time.
The regulation of time is a State Government responsibility. Changes to the period of daylight saving may be made by regulation. Legislation to harmonise daylight saving in NSW with the south-eastern states and the ACT was passed by the NSW Parliament on 23 October 2007.
History of daylight saving in New South Wales
Daylight saving operated nationally for single summer during World War I from 1 January 1917 to 25 March 1917 and during World War II for three summers in a row, starting on 1 January 1942.
Daylight saving was re-introduced for third time in New South Wales on 31 October 1971 after New South Wales Parliament passed the Standard Time Act 1971.
A referendum held on 1 May 1976 proposed that daylight saving should be on a permanent basis. The ballot paper stated:
"At present there is a period commonly called 'daylight saving' by which time is advanced by one hour for the period commencing on the last Sunday in October in each year and ending on the first Sunday in March in the following year.
Electors were then asked to answer YES or NO to the question: Are you in favour of daylight saving? 1,882,770 electors were in favour, 868,900 were against and 35,507 votes were informal.\"
The period of daylight saving is prescribed by the Daylight Saving Regulations 2008, made under the Daylight Saving Act 2007. Since April 2008, daylight saving has been synchronised across Tasmania, New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT and South Australia, although South Australia remains half an hour behind throughout the year due to the observance of Australian Central Standard Time.
Which is correct Daylight Savings or Daylight Saving (with or without the 's' at the end)? The correct spelling in Australia is without the 's'.
AEDT representations, usage and related time zones
- +11 - basic short
- +1100 - basic
- +11:00 - extended
- +1100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (11) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eleven hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Lima - Military abbreviation for AEDT
- L - short form of 'Lima'
- Antarctica/Macquarie
- Australia/ACT
- Australia/Canberra
- Australia/Currie
- Australia/Hobart
- Australia/Melbourne
- Australia/NSW
- Australia/Sydney
- Australia/Tasmania
- Australia/Victoria
- AEDT - Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- BST - Bougainville Standard Time
- KOST - Kosrae Time
- L - Lima Time Zone
- LHDT - Lord Howe Daylight Time
- MAGT - Magadan Time
- NCT - New Caledonia Time
- NFT - Norfolk Time
- PONT - Pohnpei Standard Time
- SBT - Solomon Islands Time
- VLAST - Vladivostok Summer Time
- VUT - Vanuatu Time
Central European Time
Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Vatican City
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CET time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Algiers, Rome, Paris.
German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).
Start: Central European Time (CET) started on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.
End: Central European Time (CET) ends on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.
CET representations, usage and related time zones
- +01 - basic short
- +0100 - basic
- +01:00 - extended
- +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
- Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
- A - short form of 'Alpha'
- Africa/Algiers
- Africa/Ceuta
- Africa/Tunis
- Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
- CET
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Europe/Andorra
- Europe/Belgrade
- Europe/Berlin
- Europe/Bratislava
- Europe/Brussels
- Europe/Budapest
- Europe/Busingen
- Europe/Copenhagen
- Europe/Gibraltar
- Europe/Ljubljana
- Europe/Luxembourg
- Europe/Madrid
- Europe/Malta
- Europe/Monaco
- Europe/Oslo
- Europe/Paris
- Europe/Podgorica
- Europe/Prague
- Europe/Rome
- Europe/San_Marino
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Europe/Skopje
- Europe/Stockholm
- Europe/Tirane
- Europe/Vaduz
- Europe/Vatican
- Europe/Vienna
- Europe/Warsaw
- Europe/Zagreb
- Europe/Zurich
- MET
- Poland
- BST - British Summer Time
- CET - Central European Time
- IST - Irish Standard Time
- WEST - Western European Summer Time
- A - Alpha Time Zone
- CET - Central European Time
- MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
- WAT - West Africa Time
- WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
- BMT - Biel Mean Time
Pacific Standard Time
Offset: PST is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.821 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tijuana, San Diego, Mexicali, San Jose.
French: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique
Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
Start: Pacific Standard Time (PST) started 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. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Pacific Standard Time (PST) ends 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
PST representations, usage and related time zones
- -08 - basic short
- -0800 - basic
- -08:00 - extended
- -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Uniform - Military abbreviation for PST
- U - short form of 'Uniform'
- America/Ensenada
- America/Los_Angeles
- America/Santa_Isabel
- America/Tijuana
- America/Vancouver
- Canada/Pacific
- Mexico/BajaNorte
- PST8PDT
- US/Pacific
- Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
- Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
- AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
- PST - Pacific Standard Time
- PT - Pacific Time
- PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
- U - Uniform Time Zone
Greenwich Mean Time
Offset: GMT is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Ivory Coast, Jersey, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, United Kingdom, Western Sahara
Principal Cities: The largest city in the GMT time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abidjan, Bamako, Casablanca, Dakar.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) originally referred to the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. It is now often used to refer to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when this is viewed as a time zone, and in casual use the two are the same. In the military, GMT is known as Zulu time. Greenwich Mean Time was the same as Universal Time (UT), a standard astronomical concept used in many technical fields, until the introduction of UTC in 1972.
GMT representations, usage and related time zones
- Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
- +00 - basic short
- +0000 - basic
- +00:00 - extended
- +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
- Zulu - Military abbreviation for GMT
- Z - short form of 'Zulu'
- Africa/Abidjan
- Africa/Accra
- Africa/Bamako
- Africa/Banjul
- Africa/Bissau
- Africa/Conakry
- Africa/Dakar
- Africa/Freetown
- Africa/Lome
- Africa/Monrovia
- Africa/Nouakchott
- Africa/Ouagadougou
- Africa/Sao_Tome
- Africa/Timbuktu
- America/Danmarkshavn
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Atlantic/St_Helena
- Eire
- Etc/GMT
- Etc/GMT+0
- Etc/GMT-0
- Etc/GMT0
- Etc/Greenwich
- Europe/Belfast
- Europe/Dublin
- Europe/Guernsey
- Europe/Isle_of_Man
- Europe/Jersey
- Europe/London
- GB
- GB-Eire
- GMT
- GMT+0
- GMT-0
- GMT0
- Greenwich
- Iceland
- 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
Eastern Standard Time
Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.
French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est
Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started 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. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
EST representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -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.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- America/Atikokan
- America/Cancun
- America/Cayman
- America/Coral_Harbour
- 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/Jamaica
- America/Kentucky/Louisville
- America/Kentucky/Monticello
- America/Louisville
- America/Montreal
- America/Nassau
- America/New_York
- America/Nipigon
- America/Panama
- America/Pangnirtung
- America/Port-au-Prince
- America/Thunder_Bay
- America/Toronto
- Canada/Eastern
- EST
- EST5EDT
- Jamaica
- US/East-Indiana
- US/Eastern
- US/Michigan
- 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
Pakistan Standard Time
Offset: PKT is 5 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Pakistan
Principal Cities: The largest city in the PKT time zone is Lahore in Pakistan, with about 13.004 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Karachi, Peshawar, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Pakistan Standard Time (PKT) do not change for daylight saving time, so PKT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
Current time in Pakistan: Pakistan time now
PKT representations, usage and related time zones
- +05 - basic short
- +0500 - basic
- +05:00 - extended
- +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 east of the zero meridian.
- Echo - Military abbreviation for PKT
- E - short form of 'Echo'
- Asia/Karachi
- ALMT - Alma-Ata Time
- AMST - Armenia Summer Time
- AQTT - Aqtobe Time
- AZST - Azerbaijan Summer Time
- E - Echo Time Zone
- MAWT - Mawson Time
- MVT - Maldives Time
- ORAT - Oral Time
- PKT - Pakistan Standard Time
- QYZT - Qyzylorda Time
- TFT - French Southern and Antarctic Time
- TJT - Tajikistan Time
- TMT - Turkmenistan Time
- UZT - Uzbekistan Time
- YEKT - Yekaterinburg Time
- HMT - Heard and McDonald Islands Time
