CET to CST Converter

Time Difference

Central European Time is 7 hours ahead of Central Standard Time
So 8:42 AM08:42 in CET is 1:42 AM01:42 in CST

8:42 AM08:42 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
1:42 AM01:42 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours

8:42 AM08:42 CET / 1:42 AM01:42 CST

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries: It is used in following countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Tunisia, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CET timezone is Berlin from Germany with population about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in the area are Madrid, Rome, Paris, Algiers

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 Central European Summer Time (CEST).

Start: CET started and clocks were set one hour back on Sunday, October 28, 2018, at 3:00 (3:00 am) local time.

End: CET ends and clocks are set one hour forward on Sunday, March 31, 2019, at 2:00 (2:00 am) local time.

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

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 one hour and zero minutes time differences 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
• Poland

Time zones with the GMT +1:00 h offset:

• 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

Central Standard Time

Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries: It is used in following countries: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST timezone is Mexico City from Mexico with population about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in the area are Chicago, Houston, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec

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 Central Daylight Time (CDT).

Start: CST starts annually the First Sunday of November at 2:00 AM local time and clocks were set one hour back on Sunday, November 4, 2018, at 2:00 (2:00 am) local time.

End: CST ends annually the Second Sunday of March at 2:00 AM local time and clocks are set one hour forward on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at 2:00 (2:00 am) local time.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

CST 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 six hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.

• Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
• S - short form of 'Sierra'

• America/Bahia_Banderas
• America/Belize
• America/Cancun
• America/Chicago
• America/Costa_Rica
• America/El_Salvador
• America/Guatemala
• America/Indiana/Knox
• America/Indiana/Tell_City
• America/Knox_IN
• America/Managua
• America/Matamoros
• America/Menominee
• America/Merida
• America/Mexico_City
• America/Monterrey
• America/North_Dakota/Beulah
• America/North_Dakota/Center
• America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
• America/Rainy_River
• America/Rankin_Inlet
• America/Regina
• America/Resolute
• America/Swift_Current
• America/Tegucigalpa
• America/Winnipeg
• CST6CDT
• Canada/Central
• Canada/East-Saskatchewan
• Canada/Saskatchewan
• Mexico/General
• US/Central
• US/Indiana-Starke

CST Abbreviation: Several time zones share CST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones

• Central Standard Time - UTC -6:00 h
• China Standard Time - UTC +8:00 h
• Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5:00 h

Time zones with the GMT -6:00 h offset:

• CST - Central Standard Time
• CT - Central Time
• MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
• EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
• GALT - Galapagos Time
• S - Sierra Time Zone
• -06 -