NZDT to CDT Converter
NZDT is not used on July 25, 2026
This converter uses NZST for New Zealand.
Quick answers
Depending on seasonal clock changes, NZST is 17 hours ahead of CDT, NZDT is 18 hours ahead of CDT, or NZDT is 19 hours ahead of CST.
Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in NZST correspond to 4:00 pm (previous day) to 12:00 am in CDT, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in NZDT correspond to 3:00 pm (previous day) to 11:00 pm (previous day) in CDT, or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in NZDT correspond to 2:00 pm (previous day) to 10:00 pm (previous day) in CST.
Compare NZDT time with CDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
New Zealand Standard Time is 17 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time
6:00 pm18:00 in NZST is 1:00 am01:00 in CDT
NZST to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-10am in NZST which corresponds to 4pm-5pm in CDT (previous day)
6:00 pm18:00 New Zealand Standard Time (NZST). Offset UTC +12:00 hours
1:00 am01:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
6:00 pm18:00 NZST / 1:00 am01:00 CDT
| NZST | CDT |
|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 7am |
| 1am | 8am |
| 2am | 9am |
| 3am | 10am |
| 4am | 11am |
| 5am | 12pm (noon) |
| 6am | 1pm |
| 7am | 2pm |
| 8am | 3pm |
| 9am | 4pm |
| 10am | 5pm |
| 11am | 6pm |
| 12pm (noon) | 7pm |
| 1pm | 8pm |
| 2pm | 9pm |
| 3pm | 10pm |
| 4pm | 11pm |
| 5pm | 12am (midnight) |
| 6pm | 1am |
| 7pm | 2am |
| 8pm | 3am |
| 9pm | 4am |
| 10pm | 5am |
| 11pm | 6am |
| 00:00 | 07:00 |
| 01:00 | 08:00 |
| 02:00 | 09:00 |
| 03:00 | 10:00 |
| 04:00 | 11:00 |
| 05:00 | 12:00 |
| 06:00 | 13:00 |
| 07:00 | 14:00 |
| 08:00 | 15:00 |
| 09:00 | 16:00 |
| 10:00 | 17:00 |
| 11:00 | 18:00 |
| 12:00 | 19:00 |
| 13:00 | 20:00 |
| 14:00 | 21:00 |
| 15:00 | 22:00 |
| 16:00 | 23:00 |
| 17:00 | 00:00 |
| 18:00 | 01:00 |
| 19:00 | 02:00 |
| 20:00 | 03:00 |
| 21:00 | 04:00 |
| 22:00 | 05:00 |
| 23:00 | 06:00 |
New Zealand Daylight Time
Offset: NZDT is 13 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Pacific
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 1.535 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Tauranga.
Daylight Saving: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).
End: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) ended on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, April 5, 2026, 2:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of April
Start: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) starts on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, September 27, 2026, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of September
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 Daylight Time
Offset: CDT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CDT time zone is Chicago in the United States, with about 2.696 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Houston, Ciudad Juarez, San Antonio, Dallas.
French: HAC - Heure Avancée du Centre
Spanish: CT - Zona Centro
Daylight Saving: Central Daylight Time (CDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central Standard Time (CST).
Start: Central Daylight Time (CDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March
End: Central Daylight Time (CDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November
CDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for CDT
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- America/Chicago
- America/Indiana/Knox
- America/Indiana/Tell_City
- America/Knox_IN
- America/Matamoros
- America/Menominee
- America/North_Dakota/Beulah
- America/North_Dakota/Center
- America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
- America/Ojinaga
- America/Rainy_River
- America/Rankin_Inlet
- America/Resolute
- America/Winnipeg
- CST6CDT
- Canada/Central
- US/Central
- US/Indiana-Starke
- Central Daylight Time - UTC -5
- Cuba Daylight Time - UTC -4
- CDT - Central Daylight Time
- EST - Eastern Standard Time
- ET - Eastern Time
- COT - Colombia Time
- CST - Cuba Standard Time
- EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
- ECT - Ecuador Time
- PET - Peru Time
- R - Romeo Time Zone