CDT to NZST Converter
Time Difference
Central Daylight Time is 17 hours behind New Zealand Standard Time
6:30 pm18:30 in CDT is 11:30 am11:30 in NZST
CDT to NZST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-5pm in CDT which corresponds to 9am-10am in NZST (next day)
6:30 pm18:30 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
11:30 am11:30 New Zealand Standard Time (NZST). Offset UTC +12:00 hours
6:30 pm18:30 CDT / 11:30 am11:30 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, 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 Houston, Ciudad Juarez, San Antonio, Dallas
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 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 the on second Sunday of March
End: 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 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 Standard Time
Offset: NZST is 12 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 NZST 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: This is a standard timezone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT).
Start: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) started on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, April 5, 2026, 2:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of April.
End: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) ends on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, September 27, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time starts annually the on last Sunday of September.
NZST representations, usage and related time zones
- +12 - basic short
- +1200 - basic
- +12:00 - extended
- +1200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (12) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates twelve hour and zero minutes time differences to the east of the zero meridian.
- Mike - Military abbreviation for NZST
- M - short form of 'Mike'
- Antarctica/McMurdo
- Antarctica/South_Pole
- NZ
- Pacific/Auckland
- ANAST - Anadyr Summer Time
- ANAT - Anadyr Time
- FJT - Fiji Time
- GILT - Gilbert Island Time
- M - Mike Time Zone
- MAGST - Magadan Summer Time
- MHT - Marshall Islands Time
- NRT - Nauru Time
- NZST - New Zealand Standard Time
- PETST - Kamchatka Summer Time
- TVT - Tuvalu Time
- WFT - Wallis and Futuna Time