MDT to NZDT to CST Time Converter
Central Time is on daylight saving time: CDT (UTC−5) until Sun, Nov 1.
Mexico City and Saskatchewan stay on CST (UTC−6).
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6:00 am06:00 MDT (UTC-6), Oct 17, 2026 = 1:00 am01:00 NZDT (UTC+13), Oct 18, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 17, 2026
MDT is 19 hours behind NZDT. MDT is 1 hour behind CDT.
How the time difference changes
MDT to NZDT
Depending on seasonal clock changes, MDT is 18 hours behind NZST, MDT is 19 hours behind NZDT, or MST is 20 hours behind NZDT.
Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in MDT correspond to 3:00 am (next day) to 12:00 pm (next day) in NZST, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in MDT correspond to 4:00 am (next day) to 1:00 pm (next day) in NZDT, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in MST correspond to 5:00 am (next day) to 2:00 pm (next day) in NZDT.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in MDT correspond to 03:00 (next day) to 12:00 (next day) in NZST, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in MDT correspond to 04:00 (next day) to 13:00 (next day) in NZDT, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in MST correspond to 05:00 (next day) to 14:00 (next day) in NZDT.
MDT to CST
For most of the year, MDT is 1 hour behind CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, MST is 1 hour behind CST. Briefly around clock changes, MDT and CST have the same time or MST is 2 hours behind CDT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in MDT correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in MST correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in MDT correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in MST correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in CST.
Compare MDT time with NZDT and CST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Mountain Daylight Time is 19 hours behind New Zealand Daylight Time. Mountain Daylight Time is 1 hour behind Central Daylight Time.
6:00 am06:00 in MDT is 1:00 am01:00 in NZDT and is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT
MDT to NZDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 2pm-6pm14:00-18:00 in MDT which corresponds to 9am-1pm09:00-13:00 in NZDT (next day)
MDT to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in MDT which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in CDT
6:00 am06:00 Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
1:00 am01:00 New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT). Offset UTC +13:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 MDT / 1:00 am01:00 NZDT / 7:00 am07:00 CDT
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| MDT | NZDT | CDT |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm | 1:00am | |
| 8:00pm | 2:00am | |
| 9:00pm | 3:00am | |
| 10:00pm | 4:00am | |
| 11:00pm | 5:00am | |
| 12:00am next day | 6:00am | |
| 1:00am next day | 7:00am | |
| 2:00am next day | 8:00am | |
| 3:00am next day | 9:00am | |
| 4:00am next day | 10:00am | |
| 5:00am next day | 11:00am | |
| 6:00am next day | 12:00pm | |
| 7:00am next day | 1:00pm | |
| 8:00am next day | 2:00pm | |
| 9:00am next day | 3:00pm | |
| 10:00am next day | 4:00pm | |
| 11:00am next day | 5:00pm | |
| 12:00pm next day | 6:00pm | |
| 1:00pm next day | 7:00pm | |
| 2:00pm next day | 8:00pm | |
| 3:00pm next day | 9:00pm | |
| 4:00pm next day | 10:00pm | |
| 5:00pm next day | 11:00pm | |
| 6:00pm next day | 12:00am next day | |
| 19:00 | 01:00 | |
| 20:00 | 02:00 | |
| 21:00 | 03:00 | |
| 22:00 | 04:00 | |
| 23:00 | 05:00 | |
| 00:00 next day | 06:00 | |
| 01:00 next day | 07:00 | |
| 02:00 next day | 08:00 | |
| 03:00 next day | 09:00 | |
| 04:00 next day | 10:00 | |
| 05:00 next day | 11:00 | |
| 06:00 next day | 12:00 | |
| 07:00 next day | 13:00 | |
| 08:00 next day | 14:00 | |
| 09:00 next day | 15:00 | |
| 10:00 next day | 16:00 | |
| 11:00 next day | 17:00 | |
| 12:00 next day | 18:00 | |
| 13:00 next day | 19:00 | |
| 14:00 next day | 20:00 | |
| 15:00 next day | 21:00 | |
| 16:00 next day | 22:00 | |
| 17:00 next day | 23:00 | |
| 18:00 next day | 00:00 next day |
Mountain Daylight Time
Offset: MDT is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the MDT time zone is Ciudad Juárez in Mexico, with about 1.512 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Denver, El Paso, Albuquerque, Colorado Springs.
French: HAR - Heure Avancée des Rocheuses
Spanish: MT - Zona Pacífico
Today all shaded areas are on MDT.
Daylight Saving: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Mountain Standard Time (MST).
Start: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) started 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. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.
End: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) ends 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 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
MDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -06 - basic short
- -0600 - basic
- -06:00 - extended
- -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.
- Sierra - Military abbreviation for MDT
- S - short form of 'Sierra'
- America/Boise
- America/Cambridge_Bay
- America/Ciudad_Juarez
- America/Denver
- America/Edmonton
- America/Inuvik
- America/Shiprock
- America/Yellowknife
- Canada/Mountain
- MST7MDT
- Navajo
- US/Mountain
- CST - Central Standard Time
- CT - Central Time
- MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
- EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
- GALT - Galapagos Time
- S - Sierra Time Zone
New Zealand Daylight Time
Offset: NZDT is 13 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, New Zealand
Principal Cities: The largest city in the NZDT time zone is Auckland in New Zealand, with about 1.547 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton, Tauranga.
Today all shaded areas are on NZDT.
Daylight Saving: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).
Start: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) started on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, September 27, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of September.
End: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) ends on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of April.
See New Zealand daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
NZDT representations, usage and related time zones
- +13 - basic short
- +1300 - basic
- +13:00 - extended
- +1300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (13) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of thirteen hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Antarctica/McMurdo
- Antarctica/South_Pole
- NZ
- Pacific/Auckland
- FJST - Fiji Summer Time
- NZDT - New Zealand Daylight Time
- PHOT - Phoenix Island Time
- TKT - Tokelau Time
- TOT - Tonga Time
- WST - West Samoa Time
- WSST - West Samoa Standard Time
Central Standard Time
Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, 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, Puebla, Santiago de Querétaro.
French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre
Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro
Today the lighter areas are on UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time).
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).
End: 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.
Start: 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 USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
CST representations, usage and related time zones
- -06 - basic short
- -0600 - basic
- -06:00 - extended
- -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.
- Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
- S - short form of 'Sierra'
- 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
- Central Standard Time - UTC -6
- China Standard Time - UTC +8
- Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
- CST - Central Standard Time
- CT - Central Time
- MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
- EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
- GALT - Galapagos Time
- S - Sierra Time Zone