CST to NZST to MDT 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).
New Zealand is on daylight saving time: NZDT (UTC+13) until Sun, Apr 4, 2027.
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7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 17, 2026 = 1:00 am01:00 NZDT (UTC+13), Oct 18, 2026 = 6:00 am06:00 MDT (UTC-6), Oct 17, 2026
CDT is 18 hours behind NZDT. CDT is 1 hour ahead of MDT.
How the time difference changes
CST to NZST
Depending on seasonal clock changes, CDT is 17 hours behind NZST, CDT is 18 hours behind NZDT, or CST is 19 hours behind NZDT.
Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 2:00 am (next day) to 11:00 am (next day) in NZST, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 3:00 am (next day) to 12:00 pm (next day) in NZDT, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 4:00 am (next day) to 1:00 pm (next day) in NZDT.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 02:00 (next day) to 11:00 (next day) in NZST, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 03:00 (next day) to 12:00 (next day) in NZDT, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 04:00 (next day) to 13:00 (next day) in NZDT.
CST to MDT
For most of the year, CDT is 1 hour ahead of MDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CST is 1 hour ahead of MST. Briefly around clock changes, CDT is 2 hours ahead of MST or CST and MDT have the same time.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in MDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in MST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in MDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in MST.
Compare CST time with NZST and MDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Central Daylight Time is 18 hours behind New Zealand Daylight Time. Central Daylight Time is 1 hour ahead of Mountain Daylight Time.
7:00 am07:00 in CDT is 1:00 am01:00 in NZDT and is 6:00 am06:00 in MDT
CDT to NZDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in CDT which corresponds to 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in NZDT (next day)
CDT to MDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in CDT which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in MDT
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
1:00 am01:00 New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT). Offset UTC +13:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 CDT / 1:00 am01:00 NZDT / 6:00 am06:00 MDT
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| CDT | NZDT | MDT |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00pm | 11:00pm previous day | |
| 7:00pm | 12:00am | |
| 8:00pm | 1:00am | |
| 9:00pm | 2:00am | |
| 10:00pm | 3:00am | |
| 11:00pm | 4:00am | |
| 12:00am next day | 5:00am | |
| 1:00am next day | 6:00am | |
| 2:00am next day | 7:00am | |
| 3:00am next day | 8:00am | |
| 4:00am next day | 9:00am | |
| 5:00am next day | 10:00am | |
| 6:00am next day | 11:00am | |
| 7:00am next day | 12:00pm | |
| 8:00am next day | 1:00pm | |
| 9:00am next day | 2:00pm | |
| 10:00am next day | 3:00pm | |
| 11:00am next day | 4:00pm | |
| 12:00pm next day | 5:00pm | |
| 1:00pm next day | 6:00pm | |
| 2:00pm next day | 7:00pm | |
| 3:00pm next day | 8:00pm | |
| 4:00pm next day | 9:00pm | |
| 5:00pm next day | 10:00pm | |
| 18:00 | 23:00 previous day | |
| 19:00 | 00:00 | |
| 20:00 | 01:00 | |
| 21:00 | 02:00 | |
| 22:00 | 03:00 | |
| 23:00 | 04:00 | |
| 00:00 next day | 05:00 | |
| 01:00 next day | 06:00 | |
| 02:00 next day | 07:00 | |
| 03:00 next day | 08:00 | |
| 04:00 next day | 09:00 | |
| 05:00 next day | 10:00 | |
| 06:00 next day | 11:00 | |
| 07:00 next day | 12:00 | |
| 08:00 next day | 13:00 | |
| 09:00 next day | 14:00 | |
| 10:00 next day | 15:00 | |
| 11:00 next day | 16:00 | |
| 12:00 next day | 17:00 | |
| 13:00 next day | 18:00 | |
| 14:00 next day | 19:00 | |
| 15:00 next day | 20:00 | |
| 16:00 next day | 21:00 | |
| 17:00 next day | 22:00 |
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
New Zealand Standard Time
Offset: NZST is 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, New Zealand
Principal Cities: The largest city in the NZST time zone is Auckland in New Zealand, with about 1.547 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton, Tauranga.
Today the shaded areas are on UTC+13 (NZDT).
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT).
End: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) ended on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, September 27, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of September.
Start: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) starts on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.
See New Zealand daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
NZST representations, usage and related time zones
- +12 - basic short
- +1200 - basic
- +12:00 - extended
- +1200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (12) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of twelve hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Mike - Military abbreviation for NZST
- M - short form of 'Mike'
- Antarctica/McMurdo
- Antarctica/South_Pole
- NZ
- Pacific/Auckland
- ANAST - Anadyr Summer Time
- ANAT - Anadyr Time
- FJT - Fiji Time
- GILT - Gilbert Island Time
- M - Mike Time Zone
- MAGST - Magadan Summer Time
- MHT - Marshall Islands Time
- NRT - Nauru Time
- NZST - New Zealand Standard Time
- PETT - Kamchatka Time
- PETST - Kamchatka Summer Time
- TVT - Tuvalu Time
- WFT - Wallis and Futuna Time
Mountain Daylight Time
Offset: MDT is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the MDT time zone is Ciudad Juárez in Mexico, with about 1.512 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Denver, El Paso, Albuquerque, Colorado Springs.
French: HAR - Heure Avancée des Rocheuses
Spanish: MT - Zona Pacífico
Today all shaded areas are on MDT.
Daylight Saving: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Mountain Standard Time (MST).
Start: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) started 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. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.
End: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) ends 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 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
MDT 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 MDT
- S - short form of 'Sierra'
- America/Boise
- America/Cambridge_Bay
- America/Ciudad_Juarez
- America/Denver
- America/Edmonton
- America/Inuvik
- America/Shiprock
- America/Yellowknife
- Canada/Mountain
- MST7MDT
- Navajo
- US/Mountain
- CST - Central Standard Time
- CT - Central Time
- MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
- EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
- GALT - Galapagos Time
- S - Sierra Time Zone