CST to EST to IST to PHT to IDT Time Converter
Central Time is on daylight saving time: CDT (UTC−5) until Sun, Nov 1.
Mexico City and Saskatchewan stay on CST (UTC−6).
IDT is not used on this date.
This converter uses IST (UTC+2), as in Jerusalem.
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7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 29, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 29, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 29, 2026 = 8:00 pm20:00 PHT (UTC+8), Oct 29, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 IST (UTC+2), Oct 29, 2026
CDT is 1 hour behind EDT. CDT is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. CDT is 13 hours behind PHT. CDT is 7 hours behind IST.
How the time difference changes
CST to EST
For most of the year, CDT is 1 hour behind EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CST is 1 hour behind EST. Briefly around clock changes, CDT and EST have the same time or CST is 2 hours behind EDT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in EST.
CST to IST
For most of the year, CDT is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CST is 11 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 7:30 pm to 4:30 am (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 8:30 pm to 5:30 am (next day) in IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 19:30 to 04:30 (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 20:30 to 05:30 (next day) in IST.
CST to PHT
For most of the year, CDT is 13 hours behind PHT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CST is 14 hours behind PHT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 10:00 pm to 7:00 am (next day) in PHT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 11:00 pm to 8:00 am (next day) in PHT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 22:00 to 07:00 (next day) in PHT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 23:00 to 08:00 (next day) in PHT.
CST to IDT
For most of the year, CDT is 8 hours behind IDT. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 26, 2027, CDT is 7 hours behind IST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CST is 8 hours behind IST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in IDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in IST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in IDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in IST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in IST.
Compare CST time with EST, IST, PHT, and IDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Central Daylight Time is 1 hour behind Eastern Daylight Time. Central Daylight Time is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time. Central Daylight Time is 13 hours behind Philippine Time. Central Daylight Time is 7 hours behind Israel Standard Time.
7:00 am07:00 in CDT is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT and is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST and is 8:00 pm20:00 in PHT and is 2:00 pm14:00 in IST
CDT to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in CDT which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in EDT
CDT to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in CDT which corresponds to 6:30pm-7:30pm18:30-19:30 in IST. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
CDT to PHT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6:30pm-7:30pm18:30-19:30 in CDT which corresponds to 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in PHT (next day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
CDT to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in CDT which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in IST
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
8:00 pm20:00 Philippine Time (PHT). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Israel Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 CDT / 8:00 am08:00 EDT / 5:30 pm17:30 IST / 8:00 pm20:00 PHT / 2:00 pm14:00 IST
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| CDT | EDT | IST | PHT | IST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00am | 10:30am | 1:00pm | 7:00am | |
| 2:00am | 11:30am | 2:00pm | 8:00am | |
| 3:00am | 12:30pm | 3:00pm | 9:00am | |
| 4:00am | 1:30pm | 4:00pm | 10:00am | |
| 5:00am | 2:30pm | 5:00pm | 11:00am | |
| 6:00am | 3:30pm | 6:00pm | 12:00pm | |
| 7:00am | 4:30pm | 7:00pm | 1:00pm | |
| 8:00am | 5:30pm | 8:00pm | 2:00pm | |
| 9:00am | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | 3:00pm | |
| 10:00am | 7:30pm | 10:00pm | 4:00pm | |
| 11:00am | 8:30pm | 11:00pm | 5:00pm | |
| 12:00pm | 9:30pm | 12:00am next day | 6:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | 10:30pm | 1:00am next day | 7:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | 11:30pm | 2:00am next day | 8:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | 12:30am next day | 3:00am next day | 9:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | 1:30am next day | 4:00am next day | 10:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | 2:30am next day | 5:00am next day | 11:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | 3:30am next day | 6:00am next day | 12:00am next day | |
| 7:00pm | 4:30am next day | 7:00am next day | 1:00am next day | |
| 8:00pm | 5:30am next day | 8:00am next day | 2:00am next day | |
| 9:00pm | 6:30am next day | 9:00am next day | 3:00am next day | |
| 10:00pm | 7:30am next day | 10:00am next day | 4:00am next day | |
| 11:00pm | 8:30am next day | 11:00am next day | 5:00am next day | |
| 12:00am next day | 9:30am next day | 12:00pm next day | 6:00am next day | |
| 01:00 | 10:30 | 13:00 | 07:00 | |
| 02:00 | 11:30 | 14:00 | 08:00 | |
| 03:00 | 12:30 | 15:00 | 09:00 | |
| 04:00 | 13:30 | 16:00 | 10:00 | |
| 05:00 | 14:30 | 17:00 | 11:00 | |
| 06:00 | 15:30 | 18:00 | 12:00 | |
| 07:00 | 16:30 | 19:00 | 13:00 | |
| 08:00 | 17:30 | 20:00 | 14:00 | |
| 09:00 | 18:30 | 21:00 | 15:00 | |
| 10:00 | 19:30 | 22:00 | 16:00 | |
| 11:00 | 20:30 | 23:00 | 17:00 | |
| 12:00 | 21:30 | 00:00 next day | 18:00 | |
| 13:00 | 22:30 | 01:00 next day | 19:00 | |
| 14:00 | 23:30 | 02:00 next day | 20:00 | |
| 15:00 | 00:30 next day | 03:00 next day | 21:00 | |
| 16:00 | 01:30 next day | 04:00 next day | 22:00 | |
| 17:00 | 02:30 next day | 05:00 next day | 23:00 | |
| 18:00 | 03:30 next day | 06:00 next day | 00:00 next day | |
| 19:00 | 04:30 next day | 07:00 next day | 01:00 next day | |
| 20:00 | 05:30 next day | 08:00 next day | 02:00 next day | |
| 21:00 | 06:30 next day | 09:00 next day | 03:00 next day | |
| 22:00 | 07:30 next day | 10:00 next day | 04:00 next day | |
| 23:00 | 08:30 next day | 11:00 next day | 05:00 next day | |
| 00:00 next day | 09:30 next day | 12:00 next day | 06:00 next day |
Central Standard Time
Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST 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
Today the lighter areas are on UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time).
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central Daylight Time (CDT).
End: Central Standard Time (CST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
Start: Central Standard Time (CST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
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 an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
- S - short form of 'Sierra'
- America/Bahia_Banderas
- America/Belize
- America/Chicago
- America/Chihuahua
- 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/Ojinaga
- America/Rainy_River
- America/Rankin_Inlet
- America/Regina
- America/Resolute
- America/Swift_Current
- America/Tegucigalpa
- America/Winnipeg
- CST6CDT
- Canada/Central
- Canada/Saskatchewan
- Mexico/General
- US/Central
- US/Indiana-Starke
- Central Standard Time - UTC -6
- China Standard Time - UTC +8
- Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
- CST - Central Standard Time
- CT - Central Time
- MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
- EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
- GALT - Galapagos Time
- S - Sierra 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
Today the lighter areas are on UTC−4 (EDT).
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).
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
EST representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -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.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- 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
- 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
India Standard Time
Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: India
Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
Current time in India: India time now
IST representations, usage and related time zones
- +0530 - basic
- +05:30 - extended
- +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
- Asia/Calcutta
- Asia/Kolkata
- India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
- Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
- Israel Standard Time - UTC +2
Philippine Time
Offset: PHT is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Philippines
Principal Cities: The largest city in the PHT time zone is Quezon City in the Philippines, with about 3.084 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Davao, Caloocan, Manila, Taguig.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Philippine Time (PHT) do not change for daylight saving time, so PHT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
PHT representations, usage and related time zones
- +08 - basic short
- +0800 - basic
- +08:00 - extended
- +0800 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Hotel - Military abbreviation for PHT
- H - short form of 'Hotel'
- ACT - ASEAN Common Time
- AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
- BNT - Brunei Darussalam Time
- CAST - Casey Time
- CHOT - Choibalsan Time
- CST - China Standard Time
- H - Hotel Time Zone
- HKT - Hong Kong Time
- HOVST - Hovd Summer Time
- IRKT - Irkutsk Time
- KRAST - Krasnoyarsk Summer Time
- MYT - Malaysia Time
- PHT - Philippine Time
- SGT - Singapore Time
- ULAT - Ulaanbaatar Time
- WITA - Central Indonesian Time
Israel Daylight Time
Offset: IDT is 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Israel
Principal Cities: The largest city in the IDT time zone is Jerusalem in Israel, with about 971,800 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tel Aviv, Haifa, Rishon LeTsiyyon, Petaẖ Tiqva.
Today the shaded areas are on UTC+2 (Israel Standard Time).
Daylight Saving: Israel Daylight Time (IDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Israel Standard Time (IST).
End: Israel Daylight Time (IDT) ended on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.
Start: Israel Daylight Time (IDT) starts on Friday, March 26, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Friday, March 26, 2027, 3:00 am03:00.
See Israel daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
IDT representations, usage and related time zones
- +03 - basic short
- +0300 - basic
- +03:00 - extended
- +0300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Charlie - Military abbreviation for IDT
- C - short form of 'Charlie'
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Asia/Tel_Aviv
- Israel
- EEST - Eastern European Summer Time
- MSK - Moscow Standard Time
- AST - Arabia Standard Time
- C - Charlie Time Zone
- EAT - Eastern Africa Time
- FET - Further Eastern European Time
- IDT - Israel Daylight Time
- TRT - Turkey Time