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11:00 pm23:00 L (UTC+11), Oct 22, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 22, 2026

L is 16 hours ahead of CDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, L is 16 hours ahead of CT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, L is 17 hours ahead of CT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in L correspond to 5:00 pm (previous day) to 2:00 am in CT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in L correspond to 4:00 pm (previous day) to 1:00 am in CT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in L correspond to 17:00 (previous day) to 02:00 in CT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in L correspond to 16:00 (previous day) to 01:00 in CT.

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

Time Difference

Lima Time Zone is 16 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time.
11:00 pm23:00 in L is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT

L to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in L which corresponds to 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in CDT (previous day)

11:00 pm23:00 Lima Time Zone (L). Offset UTC +11:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

11:00 pm23:00 L / 7:00 am07:00 CDT

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Lima Time Zone

Offset: L is 11 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Australia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu

Principal Cities: The largest city in the L time zone is Sydney in Australia, with about 5.639 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Melbourne, Newcastle, Canberra, Central Coast.

Daylight Saving: Some places on Lima Time Zone (L) keep the same time all year, while others use L for only part of the year and change their clocks for daylight saving time; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Map of the areas on Lima Time Zone (L)
L all year L part of the year

Today some of the lighter areas are on UTC+12.

L representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +11 - basic short
  • +1100 - basic
  • +11:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (11) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eleven hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Lima - Military abbreviation for L
  • L - short form of 'Lima'
Time zones with the GMT +11 offset:
  • AEDT - Australian Eastern Daylight Time
  • BST - Bougainville Standard Time
  • KOST - Kosrae Time
  • L - Lima Time Zone
  • LHDT - Lord Howe Daylight Time
  • MAGT - Magadan Time
  • NCT - New Caledonia Time
  • NFT - Norfolk Time
  • PONT - Pohnpei Standard Time
  • SBT - Solomon Islands Time
  • VLAST - Vladivostok Summer Time
  • VUT - Vanuatu 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