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6:00 pm18:00 KGT (UTC+6), Oct 25, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 25, 2026

KGT is 11 hours ahead of CDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, KGT is 11 hours ahead of CT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, KGT is 12 hours ahead of CT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in KGT correspond to 10:00 pm (previous day) to 7:00 am in CT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in KGT correspond to 9:00 pm (previous day) to 6:00 am in CT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in KGT correspond to 22:00 (previous day) to 07:00 in CT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in KGT correspond to 21:00 (previous day) to 06:00 in CT.

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

Time Difference

Kyrgyzstan Time is 11 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time.
6:00 pm18:00 in KGT is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT

KGT to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6:30pm-7:30pm18:30-19:30 in KGT which corresponds to 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in CDT. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

6:00 pm18:00 Kyrgyzstan Time (KGT). Offset UTC +6:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

6:00 pm18:00 KGT / 7:00 am07:00 CDT

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Kyrgyzstan Time

Offset: KGT is 6 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Kyrgyzstan

Principal Cities: The largest city in the KGT time zone is Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, with about 900,000 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Osh, Manas, Karakol, Tokmok.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Kyrgyzstan Time (KGT) do not change for daylight saving time, so KGT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

KGT 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 east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Foxtrot - Military abbreviation for KGT
  • F - short form of 'Foxtrot'
Time zones with the GMT +6 offset:
  • BST - Bangladesh Standard Time
  • BDT - Bangladesh Time
  • BTT - Bhutan Time
  • F - Foxtrot Time Zone
  • IOT - Indian Chagos Time
  • KGT - Kyrgyzstan Time
  • OMST - Omsk Standard Time
  • XJT - Xinjiang Time
  • YEKST - Yekaterinburg Summer Time

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, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CT 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

Map of the areas on Central Time (CT)
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Today the lighter areas are on UTC−6 (Central Standard Time, MDT).

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