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CLST/CLT
Chile Summer Time
GMT -3
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CLT is not used on this date
This converter uses CLST (GMT -3), the offset Santiago uses on this date. Open the CLST converter.
HAC
Heure Avancée du Centre
GMT -5
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9pm
HAC is not used on this date
This converter keeps HAC at GMT -5. Chicago uses CST (GMT -6) on this date. Open the CST converter, or choose Mexico City, Chicago, or Houston for city-specific time.

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CLT and HAC examples

These examples always use CLT (UTC-4) and HAC (UTC-5). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

CLT is 1 hour ahead of HAC.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, CLST is 2 hours ahead of HAC. At other times of the year, CLT is 1 hour ahead of HAC.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CLST correspond to 7:00 am to 3:00 pm in HAC. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CLT correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in HAC.

Compare CLT time with HAC time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Chile Summer Time is 2 hours ahead of Heure Avancée du Centre
9:00 am09:00 in CLST is 7:00 am07:00 in HAC

CLST to HAC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-5pm in CLST which corresponds to 9am-3pm in HAC

9:00 am09:00 Chile Summer Time (CLST). Offset UTC -3:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

9:00 am09:00 CLST / 7:00 am07:00 HAC

CLSTHAC
12am (midnight)10pm
1am11pm
2am12am (midnight)
3am1am
4am2am
5am3am
6am4am
7am5am
8am6am
9am7am
10am8am
11am9am
12pm (noon)10am
1pm11am
2pm12pm (noon)
3pm1pm
4pm2pm
5pm3pm
6pm4pm
7pm5pm
8pm6pm
9pm7pm
10pm8pm
11pm9pm
00:0022:00
01:0023:00
02:0000:00
03:0001:00
04:0002:00
05:0003:00
06:0004:00
07:0005:00
08:0006:00
09:0007:00
10:0008:00
11:0009:00
12:0010:00
13:0011:00
14:0012:00
15:0013:00
16:0014:00
17:0015:00
18:0016:00
19:0017:00
20:0018:00
21:0019:00
22:0020:00
23:0021:00

Chile Standard Time

Offset: CLT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in South America

CLT Time Zone Geo Map
CLT timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Chile Summer Time (CLST).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 12am to 1amEnd: Chile Standard Time (CLT) ended on Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 12:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, September 7, 2025, 1:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Sunday of September.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 12am to 11pmStart: Chile Standard Time (CLT) starts on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 12:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Saturday, April 4, 2026, 11:00 pm. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.

CLT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -04 - basic short
  • -0400 - basic
  • -04:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Quebec - Military abbreviation for CLT
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
Time zones with the GMT -4 offset:
  • AST - Atlantic Standard Time
  • EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
  • AMT - Amazon Time
  • BOT - Bolivia Time
  • CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
  • CLT - Chile Standard Time
  • FKT - Falkland Island Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • PYT - Paraguay Time
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time

Heure Avancée du Centre

Offset: HAC is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in America

Countries using this time zone: Cuba

Principal Cities: The largest city in the HAC time zone is Havana in Cuba, with about 2.164 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Santiago de Cuba, Camaguey, Holguin, Guantanamo.

Daylight Saving: Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Central Standard Time (CST).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC) ended on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC) starts on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March

HAC representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for HAC
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • 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