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This converter uses CLST (UTC−3), as in Santiago.

HAC
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This converter keeps HAC at UTC−5. Chicago uses CST (UTC−6) on this date. Open the CST converter, or choose Mexico City, Chicago, or Houston for city-specific time.

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9:00 am09:00 CLST (UTC-3), Nov 12, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 HAC (UTC-5), Nov 12, 2026

CLST is 2 hours ahead of HAC.

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. From Apr 4 to Sep 5, 2027, CLT is 1 hour ahead of HAC.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CLST correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in HAC. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CLT correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in HAC.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CLST correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in HAC. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CLT correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 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-6pm11:00-18:00 in CLST which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 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

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Chile Standard Time

Offset: CLT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Chile

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CLT time zone is Santiago in Chile, with about 4.837 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Antofagasta, Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Puerto Montt.

Map of the areas on Chile Standard Time (CLT)
CLT part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−3.

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).

123456789101112End: Chile Standard Time (CLT) ended on Sunday, September 6, 2026 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, September 6, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local daylight time instead.

123456789101112Start: Chile Standard Time (CLT) starts on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Saturday, April 3, 2027, 11:00 pm23:00.

See Chile daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

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
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time

Heure Avancée du Centre

Offset: HAC is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the HAC 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.

Map of the areas on Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC)
HAC part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−6 (Central Standard Time).

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).

123456789101112End: Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC) 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.

123456789101112Start: Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC) 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.

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