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6:00 am06:00 MDT (UTC-6), Oct 25, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 25, 2026

Denver is 1 hour behind CDT.

How the time difference changes

Normally, Denver is 1 hour behind CT. Briefly around seasonal clock changes, Denver and CT have the same time or Denver is 2 hours behind CT.

Typically, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Denver correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in CT.Typically, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Denver correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in CT.

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

Time Difference

MDT (Mountain Daylight Time) is 1 hour behind Central Daylight Time.
6:00 am06:00 in Denver, CO, USA is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT

Denver to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in Denver which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in CDT

6:00 am06:00 MDT (Mountain Daylight Time) (Denver, CO, USA). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

6:00 am06:00 Denver, CO, USA / 7:00 am07:00 CDT

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Denver Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
MDT – Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-6 (now, daylight saving time)
MST – Mountain Standard Time, UTC-7 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (MST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (MDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Denver Facts

Country
USA
State
Colorado
Alternative Names
DEN, Dehnver, Denber, Denvr, Denver, Denver County, Denvera, Denveres, Denveris, Denverium, Denvero, Denverės, Denwer, Dénwér, Mile-High City, Ntenver, Queen City of the Plains, Saint Charles, The Mexican Diggings, The Spanish Diggings, dainavara, dan fu, denabhara, denabhara ka'unti, denavara, denba, denbeo, denbhara, denvar, denveri, denvhara, denwexr, dnfr, dnwr, dnwr klradw, dnwwr, tenvar, Ντένβερ, Денвер, Денвър, Дэнвер, Դենվեր, דנוור, דענווער, دنفر, دنور, دنور، کلرادو, ڈینور, डॅनवर, डेन्भर, डेन्वर्, डेन्व्हर, देन्भर, ডেনভার, ডেনভার কাউন্টি, ਡੈਨਵਰ, டென்வர், డెన్వర్, ഡെൻവർ, เดนเวอร์, დენვერი, ደንቨር, デンバー, 丹佛, 덴버
Population
729,019
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
39° 44' N Latitude / 104° 59' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Central Time

Central Time (CT) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Central Standard Time (CST) or Central Daylight Time (CDT) in the United States and Canada. CT is not static but switches between CDT and CST.

Territories observing the time zone are primarily in North and Central America. It runs through several Mexican and U.S. states, as well as several Canadian provinces and Central American countries.

Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CT time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Puebla, Santiago de Querétaro.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

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

Map of the areas on Central Time (CT)
CT all year CT part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC−6 (Central Standard Time, MDT).

CT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CT
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone