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Central Time is on standard time: CST (UTC−6) until Sun, Mar 14, 2027.

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5:00 am05:00 MST (UTC-7), Nov 9, 2026 = 5:00 am05:00 MST (UTC-7), Nov 9, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 9, 2026 = 6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Nov 9, 2026

Denver and MST have the same local time. Denver is 2 hours behind EST. Denver is 1 hour behind CST.

How the time difference changes

Denver to MST

For most of the year, Denver and MDT have the same time. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, Denver and MST have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Denver correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in MDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Denver correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in MST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Denver correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in MDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Denver correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in MST.

Denver to EST

For most of the year, Denver is 2 hours behind EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, Denver is 2 hours behind EST. Briefly around clock changes, Denver is 1 hour behind EST or Denver is 3 hours behind EDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Denver correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Denver correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Denver correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Denver correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in EST.

Denver to CDT

For most of the year, Denver is 1 hour behind CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, Denver is 1 hour behind CST. Briefly around clock changes, Denver and CST have the same time or Denver is 2 hours behind CDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Denver correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Denver correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Denver correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Denver correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in CST.

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

Time Difference

MST (Mountain Standard Time) and Mountain Standard Time have the same local time. MST (Mountain Standard Time) is 2 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. MST (Mountain Standard Time) is 1 hour behind Central Standard Time.
5:00 am05:00 in Denver, CO, USA is 5:00 am05:00 in MST and is 7:00 am07:00 in EST and is 6:00 am06:00 in CST

Denver to MST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in Denver which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in MST.
Denver to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in Denver which corresponds to 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in EST.
Denver to CST 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 CST.

5:00 am05:00 MST (Mountain Standard Time) (Denver, CO, USA). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 Mountain Standard Time (MST). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours

5:00 am05:00 Denver, CO, USA / 5:00 am05:00 MST / 7:00 am07:00 EST / 6:00 am06:00 CST

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Denver Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
MST – Mountain Standard Time, UTC-7 (now)
MDT – Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-6 (daylight saving 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.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 7, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, November 7, 2027 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.

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

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

Map of the areas on Mountain Standard Time (MST)
MST all year MST part of the year

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).

123456789101112Start: 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.

123456789101112End: 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.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

MST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -07 - basic short
  • -0700 - basic
  • -07:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Tango - Military abbreviation for MST
  • T - short form of 'Tango'
IANA/Olson: Reflects MST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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
Time zones with the GMT -7 offset:
  • MST - Mountain Standard Time
  • PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
  • YST - Yukon Standard Time
  • T - Tango Time Zone

Eastern Standard Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST 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: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
EST all year EST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EST.

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

123456789101112Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) 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.

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) 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 USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EST 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 EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Atikokan
  • America/Cancun
  • America/Cayman
  • America/Coral_Harbour
  • 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/Jamaica
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Panama
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST
  • EST5EDT
  • Jamaica
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
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

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

Map of the areas on Central Daylight Time (CDT)
CDT part of the year

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).

123456789101112End: 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.

123456789101112Start: 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

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 CDT
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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
CDT Abbreviation: Several time zones share CDT abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Daylight Time - UTC -5
  • Cuba Daylight Time - UTC -4
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