CT
Central Time
GMT -6
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Israel
IST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Compare CT time with Tel Aviv time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Central Time is 8 hours behind IST (Israel Standard Time)
6:00 am06:00 in CT is 2:00 pm14:00 in Tel Aviv, Israel

CT to Tel Aviv call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am in CT which corresponds to 4:30pm-5:30pm in Tel Aviv

6:00 am06:00 Central Time (CT). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 IST (Israel Standard Time) (Tel Aviv, Israel). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

6:00 am06:00 CT / 2:00 pm14:00 Tel Aviv, Israel

CTTel Aviv, Israel
12am (midnight)8am
1am9am
2am10am
3am11am
4am12pm (noon)
5am1pm
6am2pm
7am3pm
8am4pm
9am5pm
10am6pm
11am7pm
12pm (noon)8pm
1pm9pm
2pm10pm
3pm11pm
4pm12am (midnight)
5pm1am
6pm2am
7pm3am
8pm4am
9pm5am
10pm6am
11pm7am
00:0008:00
01:0009:00
02:0010:00
03:0011:00
04:0012:00
05:0013:00
06:0014:00
07:0015:00
08:0016:00
09:0017:00
10:0018:00
11:0019:00
12:0020:00
13:0021:00
14:0022:00
15:0023:00
16:0000:00
17:0001:00
18:0002:00
19:0003:00
20:0004:00
21:0005:00
22:0006:00
23:0007:00

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

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 CT
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
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

Tel Aviv Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
IDT - Israel Daylight Time
IST - Israel Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+3:00 hours during Israel Daylight Time, currently in use.
+2:00 hours during Israel Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amFriday, March 27, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the last Friday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Friday, March 27, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 1:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Tel Aviv Facts

Country
Israel
Alternative Names
Lungsod ng Tel Aviv-Yafo, TLV, Tehl'-Aviu, Tel Avevs, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Yaffo, Tel Aviv Yafo, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Tel Aviv-Jafo, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Avivas, Tel Avív, Tel Avėvs, Tel Awiw, Tel Eviv, Tel'-Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Tel-Avivo, Tel-aviv, Tel-Əviv, Telaviva, Telavivum, Tell Abib, Tell Abīb, Tell Afif, te la wei fu, tel aviv, tel-abibeu, tel-avivi, tela abhibha, tela abhiva, tela aviva, tela'abiba, tel־ʼabiyb-yapwo, teruabibu, thel xa wif, tl abyb, tl abyb yafa, tl alrbyʿ, tl avyv, tl awyw, tl awyw yafw, tl ʼbyb, tlawyw, tl‌awyw, tl‌awyw yafw, tێl yەvyv, Τελ Αβίβ, Тел Авив, Тел-Авив, Тель-Авив, Тель-Авів, Тэль-Авіў, Թել Ավիվ, תֵּל־אָבִיב–יָפוֹ, תל אביב, תל אביב-יפו, تل آویو, تل آویو یافو, تل آڤیڤ, تل أبيب, تل أبيب يافا, تل ابيب, تل ابیب, تل الربيع, تل اویو, تل اویو یافو, تلاویو, تل‌آویو, تل‌آویو یافو, تل‌اویو, تل‌اویو یافو, تێل ئەڤیڤ, تېلاۋىف, ܬܠ ܐܒܝܒ, तेल अभिव, तेल अविव, तेल अवीव, তেল আভিভ, তেলআবিব, டெல் அவீவ், ടെൽ അവീവ്, เทลอาวีฟ, თელ-ავივი, ቴል አቪቭ, テルアビブ, 特拉維夫, 特拉维夫, 텔아비브
Population
432,892
Currency
Shekel (ILS)
Geographic Coordinates
32° 04' N Latitude / 34° 46' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+972