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IST Israel to CST

IST
Israel Standard Time
GMT +2
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CST
Central Standard Time
GMT -6
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Quick answers

IST is 8 hours ahead of CST. IST uses GMT +2, and CST uses GMT -6 for this comparison.

For example, 2:00 pm IST is 6:00 am CST. Use the converter above to adjust the date or time and create a shareable meeting link.

Best meeting overlap: 4:30pm-5:30pm IST, which is 8:30am-9:30am CST.

CST is a fixed UTC-6 standard-time offset. For current Central Time, compare IST-ISRAEL to CDT or IST-ISRAEL to CT.

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

Time Difference

Israel Standard Time is 8 hours ahead of Central Standard Time
2:00 pm14:00 in IST is 6:00 am06:00 in CST

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

2:00 pm14:00 Israel Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 IST / 6:00 am06:00 CST

ISTCST
12am (midnight)4pm
1am5pm
2am6pm
3am7pm
4am8pm
5am9pm
6am10pm
7am11pm
8am12am (midnight)
9am1am
10am2am
11am3am
12pm (noon)4am
1pm5am
2pm6am
3pm7am
4pm8am
5pm9am
6pm10am
7pm11am
8pm12pm (noon)
9pm1pm
10pm2pm
11pm3pm
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 Standard Time

Offset: IST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

Countries using this time zone: Israel

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Jerusalem in Israel, with about 801,000 people. Other major cities in this time zone include West Jerusalem, Haifa, Tel Aviv, Ashdod.

IST Time Zone Geo Map
IST 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 Israel Daylight Time (IDT).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Israel Standard Time (IST) started on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Israel Standard Time (IST) ends on Friday, March 27, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Friday, March 27, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Friday of March.

IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for IST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Jerusalem
  • Asia/Tel_Aviv
  • Israel
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer 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 back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Central Standard Time (CST) started on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Central Standard Time (CST) ends on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

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