CT to ART Converter
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7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 5, 2026 = 9:00 am09:00 ART (UTC-3), Oct 5, 2026
CDT is 2 hours behind ART.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, CT is 2 hours behind ART. At other times of the year, CT is 3 hours behind ART.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CT correspond to 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in ART. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CT correspond to 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm in ART.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CT correspond to 11:00 to 19:00 in ART. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CT correspond to 12:00 to 20:00 in ART.
Compare CT time with ART time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Central Daylight Time is 2 hours behind Argentina Time.
7:00 am07:00 in CDT is 9:00 am09:00 in ART
CDT to ART call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in CDT which corresponds to 11am-5pm11:00-17:00 in ART
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
9:00 am09:00 Argentina Time (ART). Offset UTC -3:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 CDT / 9:00 am09:00 ART
| CT | ART |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | 2:00am |
| 1:00am | 3:00am |
| 2:00am | 4:00am |
| 3:00am | 5:00am |
| 4:00am | 6:00am |
| 5:00am | 7:00am |
| 6:00am | 8:00am |
| 7:00am | 9:00am |
| 8:00am | 10:00am |
| 9:00am | 11:00am |
| 10:00am | 12:00pm |
| 11:00am | 1:00pm |
| 12:00pm | 2:00pm |
| 1:00pm | 3:00pm |
| 2:00pm | 4:00pm |
| 3:00pm | 5:00pm |
| 4:00pm | 6:00pm |
| 5:00pm | 7:00pm |
| 6:00pm | 8:00pm |
| 7:00pm | 9:00pm |
| 8:00pm | 10:00pm |
| 9:00pm | 11:00pm |
| 10:00pm | 12:00am |
| 11:00pm | 1:00am |
| 00:00 | 02:00 |
| 01:00 | 03:00 |
| 02:00 | 04:00 |
| 03:00 | 05:00 |
| 04:00 | 06:00 |
| 05:00 | 07:00 |
| 06:00 | 08:00 |
| 07:00 | 09:00 |
| 08:00 | 10:00 |
| 09:00 | 11:00 |
| 10:00 | 12:00 |
| 11:00 | 13:00 |
| 12:00 | 14:00 |
| 13:00 | 15:00 |
| 14:00 | 16:00 |
| 15:00 | 17:00 |
| 16:00 | 18:00 |
| 17:00 | 19:00 |
| 18:00 | 20:00 |
| 19:00 | 21:00 |
| 20:00 | 22:00 |
| 21:00 | 23:00 |
| 22:00 | 00:00 |
| 23:00 | 01:00 |
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, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, 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, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec.
French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre
Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro
CT 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 CT
- S - short form of 'Sierra'
- CST - Central Standard Time
- CT - Central Time
- MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
- EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
- GALT - Galapagos Time
- S - Sierra Time Zone
Argentina Time
Offset: ART is 3 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in South America
Countries using this time zone: Argentina
Principal Cities: The largest city in the ART time zone is Buenos Aires in Argentina, with about 2.891 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Mar del Plata, Quilmes, La Plata, Moron.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Argentina Time (ART) do not change for daylight saving time, so ART stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

ART 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 west of the zero meridian.
- Papa - Military abbreviation for ART
- P - short form of 'Papa'
- ADT - Atlantic Daylight Time
- PMT - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
- PMST - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
- AMST - Amazon Summer Time
- ART - Argentina Time
- BRT - Brasília time
- CLST - Chile Summer Time
- FKST - Falkland Islands Summer Time
- GFT - French Guiana Time
- P - Papa Time Zone
- PYST - Paraguay Summer Time
- SRT - Suriname Time
- UYT - Uruguay Time
