CDT to NZDT Converter
Time Difference
Central Daylight Time is 17 hours behind New Zealand Standard Time
10:30 pm22:30 in CDT is 3:30 pm15:30 in NZST
CDT to NZDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4am-6am in CDT which corresponds to 10pm-12pm in NZDT
10:30 pm22:30 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
3:30 pm15:30 New Zealand Standard Time (NZST). Offset UTC +12:00 hours
10:30 pm22:30 CDT / 3:30 pm15:30 NZST
CDT | NZST |
---|---|
12am (midnight) | 5pm |
1am | 6pm |
2am | 7pm |
3am | 8pm |
4am | 9pm |
5am | 10pm |
6am | 11pm |
7am | 12am (midnight) |
8am | 1am |
9am | 2am |
10am | 3am |
11am | 4am |
12pm (noon) | 5am |
1pm | 6am |
2pm | 7am |
3pm | 8am |
4pm | 9am |
5pm | 10am |
6pm | 11am |
7pm | 12pm (noon) |
8pm | 1pm |
9pm | 2pm |
10pm | 3pm |
11pm | 4pm |
0:00 | 17:00 |
1:00 | 18:00 |
2:00 | 19:00 |
3:00 | 20:00 |
4:00 | 21:00 |
5:00 | 22:00 |
6:00 | 23:00 |
7:00 | 0:00 |
8:00 | 1:00 |
9:00 | 2:00 |
10:00 | 3:00 |
11:00 | 4:00 |
12:00 | 5:00 |
13:00 | 6:00 |
14:00 | 7:00 |
15:00 | 8:00 |
16:00 | 9:00 |
17:00 | 10:00 |
18:00 | 11:00 |
19:00 | 12:00 |
20:00 | 13:00 |
21:00 | 14:00 |
22:00 | 15:00 |
23:00 | 16:00 |
Central Daylight Time
Offset: CDT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries: It is used in following countries: Canada, Cuba, Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CDT timezone is Chicago from USA with population about 2.696 million people. Other major cities in the area are Havana, Houston, Ciudad Juarez, San Antonio
French: HAC - Heure Avancée du Centre
Spanish: CT - Zona Centro

Daylight Saving: Central Daylight Time (CDT) is a daylight saving/summer timezone, however during winter some places switch clocks for one hour back and observe Central Standard Time (CST).
Start: Central Daylight Time (CDT) started on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 9, 2025, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually the on second Sunday of March
End: Central Daylight Time (CDT) ends on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually the on first Sunday of November
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 five hour and zero minutes time differences 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
New Zealand Daylight Time
Offset: NZDT is 13 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Pacific
Countries: It is used in following countries: Antarctica, New Zealand
Principal Cities: The largest city in the NZDT timezone is Auckland from New Zealand with population about 1.535 million people. Other major cities in the area are Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Tauranga

Daylight Saving: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, however during winter some places adjust time for one hour back and observe New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).
End: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) has ended on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, April 6, 2025, 2:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually the on first Sunday of April
Start: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) starts on Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, September 28, 2025, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually the on last Sunday of September
NZDT representations, usage and related time zones
- +13 - basic short
- +1300 - basic
- +13:00 - extended
- +1300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (13) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates thirteen hour and zero minutes time differences to the east of the zero meridian.
- Antarctica/McMurdo
- Antarctica/South_Pole
- NZ
- Pacific/Auckland
- FJST - Fiji Summer Time
- NZDT - New Zealand Daylight Time
- PHOT - Phoenix Island Time
- TKT - Tokelau Time
- TOT - Tonga Time
- WST - West Samoa Time
- WSST - West Samoa Standard Time