NZDT to CST 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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1:00 am01:00 NZDT (UTC+13), Oct 19, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 18, 2026
NZDT is 18 hours ahead of CDT.
NZDT and CST (US winter time, UTC-6) examples
These examples always use NZDT (UTC+13) and CST (UTC-6). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
NZDT is 19 hours ahead of CST.
CST is US Central winter time (early November to mid-March). The rest of the year Chicago uses CDT (UTC-5), one hour later. For Central Time that follows daylight saving time, use NZDT to CT. For daylight-time examples, use NZST to CDT.
How the time difference changes
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 6:00 pm in NZST correspond to 4:00 pm (previous day) to 1:00 am in CDT, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in NZDT correspond to 3:00 pm (previous day) to 12:00 am in CDT, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in NZDT correspond to 2:00 pm (previous day) to 11:00 pm (previous day) in CST.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in NZST correspond to 16:00 (previous day) to 01:00 in CDT, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in NZDT correspond to 15:00 (previous day) to 00:00 in CDT, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in NZDT correspond to 14:00 (previous day) to 23:00 (previous day) in CST.
Compare NZDT time with CST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
New Zealand Daylight Time is 18 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time.
1:00 am01:00 in NZDT is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT
NZDT to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in NZDT which corresponds to 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in CDT (previous day)
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
1:00 am01:00 NZDT / 7:00 am07:00 CDT
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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