CDT to PST to MST to NST to EDT Time Converter
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6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Nov 8, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 PST (UTC-8), Nov 8, 2026 = 5:00 am05:00 MST (UTC-7), Nov 8, 2026 = 8:30 am08:30 NST (UTC-3:30), Nov 8, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 8, 2026
CST is 2 hours ahead of PST. CST is 1 hour ahead of MST. CST is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind NST. CST is 1 hour behind EST.
How the time difference changes
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 MST
For most of the year, CDT is 1 hour ahead of MDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, CST is 1 hour ahead of MST. Briefly around clock changes, CDT is 2 hours ahead of MST or CST and MDT have the same time.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in MDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in MST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in MDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in MST.
CDT to NST
For most of the year, CDT is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind NDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, CST is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind NST. Briefly around clock changes, CDT is 1 hour and 30 minutes behind NST or CST is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind NDT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 11:30 am to 8:30 pm in NDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 11:30 am to 8:30 pm in NST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 11:30 to 20:30 in NDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 11:30 to 20:30 in NST.
CDT to EDT
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.
Compare CDT time with PST, MST, NST, and EDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Central Standard Time is 2 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time. Central Standard Time is 1 hour ahead of Mountain Standard Time. Central Standard Time is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind Newfoundland Standard Time. Central Standard Time is 1 hour behind Eastern Standard Time.
6:00 am06:00 in CST is 4:00 am04:00 in PST and is 5:00 am05:00 in MST and is 8:30 am08:30 in NST and is 7:00 am07:00 in EST
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 MST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in CST which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in MST
CST to NST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3:30pm09:00-15:30 in CST which corresponds to 11:30am-6pm11:30-18:00 in NST
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
6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 Mountain Standard Time (MST). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
8:30 am08:30 Newfoundland Standard Time (NST). Offset UTC -3:30 hours
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 CST / 4:00 am04:00 PST / 5:00 am05:00 MST / 8:30 am08:30 NST / 7:00 am07:00 EST
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| CST | PST | MST | NST | EST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00pm previous day | 11:00pm previous day | 2:30am | 1:00am | |
| 11:00pm previous day | 12:00am | 3:30am | 2:00am | |
| 12:00am | 1:00am | 4:30am | 3:00am | |
| 1:00am | 2:00am | 5:30am | 4:00am | |
| 2:00am | 3:00am | 6:30am | 5:00am | |
| 3:00am | 4:00am | 7:30am | 6:00am | |
| 4:00am | 5:00am | 8:30am | 7:00am | |
| 5:00am | 6:00am | 9:30am | 8:00am | |
| 6:00am | 7:00am | 10:30am | 9:00am | |
| 7:00am | 8:00am | 11:30am | 10:00am | |
| 8:00am | 9:00am | 12:30pm | 11:00am | |
| 9:00am | 10:00am | 1:30pm | 12:00pm | |
| 10:00am | 11:00am | 2:30pm | 1:00pm | |
| 11:00am | 12:00pm | 3:30pm | 2:00pm | |
| 12:00pm | 1:00pm | 4:30pm | 3:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | 2:00pm | 5:30pm | 4:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | 3:00pm | 6:30pm | 5:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | 4:00pm | 7:30pm | 6:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | 5:00pm | 8:30pm | 7:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | 6:00pm | 9:30pm | 8:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | 7:00pm | 10:30pm | 9:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | 8:00pm | 11:30pm | 10:00pm | |
| 8:00pm | 9:00pm | 12:30am next day | 11:00pm | |
| 9:00pm | 10:00pm | 1:30am next day | 12:00am next day | |
| 22:00 previous day | 23:00 previous day | 02:30 | 01:00 | |
| 23:00 previous day | 00:00 | 03:30 | 02:00 | |
| 00:00 | 01:00 | 04:30 | 03:00 | |
| 01:00 | 02:00 | 05:30 | 04:00 | |
| 02:00 | 03:00 | 06:30 | 05:00 | |
| 03:00 | 04:00 | 07:30 | 06:00 | |
| 04:00 | 05:00 | 08:30 | 07:00 | |
| 05:00 | 06:00 | 09:30 | 08:00 | |
| 06:00 | 07:00 | 10:30 | 09:00 | |
| 07:00 | 08:00 | 11:30 | 10:00 | |
| 08:00 | 09:00 | 12:30 | 11:00 | |
| 09:00 | 10:00 | 13:30 | 12:00 | |
| 10:00 | 11:00 | 14:30 | 13:00 | |
| 11:00 | 12:00 | 15:30 | 14:00 | |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | 16:30 | 15:00 | |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | 17:30 | 16:00 | |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | 18:30 | 17:00 | |
| 15:00 | 16:00 | 19:30 | 18:00 | |
| 16:00 | 17:00 | 20:30 | 19:00 | |
| 17:00 | 18:00 | 21:30 | 20:00 | |
| 18:00 | 19:00 | 22:30 | 21:00 | |
| 19:00 | 20:00 | 23:30 | 22:00 | |
| 20:00 | 21:00 | 00:30 next day | 23:00 | |
| 21:00 | 22:00 | 01:30 next day | 00:00 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
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).
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
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
Today all shaded areas are on PST.
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.
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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
Mountain Standard Time
Offset: MST is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the MST time zone is Phoenix in the United States, with about 1.65 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Ciudad Juárez, Hermosillo, Culiacán, Denver.
French: HNR - Heure Normale des Rocheuses
Spanish: MT - Zona Pacífico
Today all shaded areas are on MST.
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).
Start: Mountain Standard Time (MST) 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: Mountain Standard Time (MST) 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.
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MST representations, usage and related time zones
- -07 - basic short
- -0700 - basic
- -07:00 - extended
- -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.
- Tango - Military abbreviation for MST
- T - short form of 'Tango'
- America/Boise
- America/Cambridge_Bay
- America/Ciudad_Juarez
- America/Creston
- America/Dawson
- America/Dawson_Creek
- America/Denver
- America/Edmonton
- America/Fort_Nelson
- America/Hermosillo
- America/Inuvik
- America/Mazatlan
- America/Phoenix
- America/Shiprock
- America/Whitehorse
- America/Yellowknife
- Canada/Mountain
- Canada/Yukon
- MST
- MST7MDT
- Mexico/BajaSur
- Navajo
- US/Arizona
- US/Mountain
- MST - Mountain Standard Time
- PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
- YST - Yukon Standard Time
- T - Tango Time Zone
Newfoundland Standard Time
Offset: NST is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Canada
Principal Cities: The largest city in the NST time zone is St. John's in Canada, with about 110,525 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Corner Brook, Grand Falls-Windsor, Gander, Clarenville.
French: HNT - Heure Normale de Terre-Neuve
Today all shaded areas are on NST.
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Newfoundland Daylight Time (NDT).
Start: Newfoundland Standard Time (NST) 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: Newfoundland Standard Time (NST) 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 Canada daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
NST representations, usage and related time zones
- -0330 - basic
- -03:30 - extended
- -0330 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours and thirty minutes to the west of the zero meridian.
- America/St_Johns
- Canada/Newfoundland
Eastern Daylight Time
Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT 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: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est
Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
Today the shaded areas are on UTC−5 (EST).
Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).
End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) 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: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) 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.
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EDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -04 - basic short
- -0400 - basic
- -04:00 - extended
- -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.
- Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
- Q - short form of 'Quebec'
- 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
- AST - Atlantic Standard Time
- EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
- AMT - Amazon Time
- BOT - Bolivia Time
- CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
- CLT - Chile Standard Time
- GYT - Guyana Time
- HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
- Q - Quebec Time Zone
- VET - Venezuelan Standard Time