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IDT to CST Converter

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IDT
Israel Daylight Time
GMT +3
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CDT/CST
Central Daylight Time
GMT -5
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Central Time is on daylight saving time: CDT (UTC−5) until Sun, Nov 1.

Mexico City and Saskatchewan stay on CST (UTC−6).

Chicago · CDT (UTC−5)Mexico City, Saskatchewan · CST all year (UTC−6)

Quick answers

Selected conversion

3:00 pm15:00 IDT (UTC+3), Oct 9, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 9, 2026

IDT is 8 hours ahead of CDT.

IDT and CST examples

These examples always use IDT (UTC+3) and CST (UTC-6). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

IDT is 9 hours ahead of CST.

CST uses UTC-6 during standard time. For Central Time that follows daylight saving time, use IDT to CT. For daylight-time examples, use IDT to CDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, IDT is 8 hours ahead of CDT. At other times of the year, IST is 8 hours ahead of CST or IST is 7 hours ahead of CDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IDT correspond to 1:00 am to 9:00 am in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IST correspond to 1:00 am to 9:00 am in CST or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IST correspond to 2:00 am to 10:00 am in CDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IDT correspond to 01:00 to 09:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IST correspond to 01:00 to 09:00 in CST or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IST correspond to 02:00 to 10:00 in CDT.

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

Time Difference

Israel Daylight Time is 8 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time.
3:00 pm15:00 in IDT is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT

IDT to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4:30pm-5:30pm16:30-17:30 in IDT which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in CDT

3:00 pm15:00 Israel Daylight Time (IDT). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

3:00 pm15:00 IDT / 7:00 am07:00 CDT

IDTCDT
12:00am4:00pm
1:00am5:00pm
2:00am6:00pm
3:00am7:00pm
4:00am8:00pm
5:00am9:00pm
6:00am10:00pm
7:00am11:00pm
8:00am12:00am
9:00am1:00am
10:00am2:00am
11:00am3:00am
12:00pm4:00am
1:00pm5:00am
2:00pm6:00am
3:00pm7:00am
4:00pm8:00am
5:00pm9:00am
6:00pm10:00am
7:00pm11:00am
8:00pm12:00pm
9:00pm1:00pm
10:00pm2:00pm
11:00pm3:00pm
00:0016:00
01:0017:00
02:0018:00
03:0019:00
04:0020:00
05:0021:00
06:0022:00
07:0023:00
08:0000:00
09:0001:00
10:0002:00
11:0003:00
12:0004:00
13:0005:00
14:0006:00
15:0007:00
16:0008:00
17:0009:00
18:0010:00
19:0011:00
20:0012:00
21:0013:00
22:0014:00
23:0015:00

Israel Daylight Time

Offset: IDT is 3 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

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, West Jerusalem, Haifa, Ashdod.

IDT Time Zone Geo Map
IDT timezone map

Daylight Saving: Israel Daylight Time (IDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Israel Standard Time (IST).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: Israel Daylight Time (IDT) started on Friday, March 27, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Friday, March 27, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Friday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: Israel Daylight Time (IDT) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are 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.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

IDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +03 - basic short
  • +0300 - basic
  • +03:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Charlie - Military abbreviation for IDT
  • C - short form of 'Charlie'
IANA/Olson: Reflects IDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Jerusalem
  • Asia/Tel_Aviv
  • Israel
Time zones with the GMT +3 offset:
  • 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

Central Standard Time

Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

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

CST Time Zone Geo Map
CST timezone map

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourEnd: 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.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourStart: 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 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
EST to ISTGMT to ESTPST to ESTEST to GMTPST to GMT