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12am
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EthiopiaEAT
UTC+3
9h ahead
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6am
9am
12pm
3pm
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New York, USAEST
UTC−5
1h ahead
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6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Nov 8, 2026 = 3:00 pm15:00 EAT (UTC+3), Nov 8, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 8, 2026

CST is 9 hours behind Addis Ababa. CST is 1 hour behind New York City.

How the time difference changes

CST to Addis Ababa

For most of the year, CDT is 8 hours behind Addis Ababa. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, CST is 9 hours behind Addis Ababa.

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 Addis Ababa. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 6:00 pm to 3:00 am (next day) in Addis Ababa.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 Addis Ababa. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 18:00 to 03:00 (next day) in Addis Ababa.

CST to New York City

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

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 New York City. 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 New York City.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in New York City. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in New York City.

Compare CST time with Addis Ababa and New York City time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Central Standard Time is 9 hours behind EAT (Eastern Africa Time). Central Standard Time is 1 hour behind EST (Eastern Standard Time).
6:00 am06:00 in CST is 3:00 pm15:00 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and is 7:00 am07:00 in New York City, NY, USA

CST to Addis Ababa call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in CST which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in Addis Ababa. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
CST to New York City call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in CST which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in New York City

6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
3:00 pm15:00 EAT (Eastern Africa Time) (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 EST (Eastern Standard Time) (New York City, NY, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

6:00 am06:00 CST / 3:00 pm15:00 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia / 7:00 am07:00 New York City, NY, USA

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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

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

Today all shaded areas are on CST.

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).

123456789101112Start: Central Standard Time (CST) 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: Central Standard Time (CST) 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.

CST 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 CST
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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
CST Abbreviation: Several time zones share CST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Standard Time - UTC -6
  • China Standard Time - UTC +8
  • Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
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

Addis Ababa Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EAT – Eastern Africa Time, UTC+3 (no daylight saving time)

Addis Ababa Facts

Country
Ethiopia
Alternative Names
ADD, Addis Ababa, Addis Abbaba, Addis Abeba, Addis-Abeba, Addis-Abebae, Addisz-Abeba, Adis Abeba, Adis-Abebo, Adisabeba, Adís Abeba, Antis Ampempa, Neanthopolis, a di si a bei ba, addisa ababa, adisa ababa, adiseuababa, adisuabeba, adys ababa, Ādīs Ābeba, Αντίς Αμπέμπα, Аддис-Абебæ, Аддис-Абеба, Адис Абеба, Ադիս Աբեբա, אדיס אבבה, آدیس آبابا, أديس أبابا, ئەددىس -ئەبىبە, अदिस अबाबा, আদ্দিস আবাবা, አዲስ አበባ, アディスアベバ, 阿迪斯阿貝巴, 아디스아바바
Population
3,860,000
Currency
Birr (ETB)
Geographic Coordinates
9° 01' N Latitude / 38° 44' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+251

New York City Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EST – Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5 (now)
EDT – Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-4 (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 (EDT). 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 (EST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.

New York City Facts

Country
USA
State
New York
Alternative Names
Aebura, Bandar Raya New York, Big Apple, Cathair Nua-Eabhrac, City of New York, Eabhraig Nuadh, Efrog Newydd, Evrek Nowydh, Ga-no-no, Kanon:no, Kanono, Kanón:no, Kota New York, Lungsod ng New York, N'ju-Jork, NY, NYC, Nea Yorke, Nei Yarrick Schtadt, Neu Amsterdam, Neu Jorck, New Amsterdam, New Orange, New Yorc, New York, New York City, New York Stad, New York borg, New York kenti, New York-borg, New Yorke, New Yorku, Niujorkas, Nju Jork, Njujork, Nouvelle Yorck, Nouvieau York, Nov-Jorko, Nova Amsterda, Nova Iorque, Nova York, Nova-York, Novjorko, Novum Eboracum, Nowy Jork, Nua-Eabhrac, Nueva York, Nujorka, Nyja Jorvik, Nyu York Shehiri, Nòva York, Nýja Jórvík, Thanh pho New York, The Big Apple, Thành phố New York, York Berri, manhattan, n'yuyorka, ni'u iyarka siti, niu yue, niu yue shi, niyuyark nakaram, nkhr niwyxrk, nyuyog, nyuyog si, nyuyoku, nyw ywrq, nywywrk, Ņujorka, Νέα Υόρκη, Њу Јорк, Њујорк, Нью-Ёрк, Нью-Йорк, Ню Йорк, ניו יארק, ניו יורק, ניו־יאָרק, نيويورك, نیویارک شہر, نیویورک, न्यूयॉर्क, নিউ ইয়র্ক সিটি, நியூயார்க் நகரம், นครนิวยอร์ก, ნიუ-იორკი, ニューヨーク, マンハッタン, 紐約市, 纽约, 뉴욕, 뉴욕 시
Population
8,804,190
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
40° 42' N Latitude / 74° 00' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1
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