PYST to CDT Converter
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9:00 am09:00 PYST (UTC-3), Oct 5, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 5, 2026
PYST is 2 hours ahead of CDT.
PYST and CDT examples
These examples always use PYST (UTC-3) and CDT (UTC-5). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
PYST is 2 hours ahead of CDT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, PYST is 2 hours ahead of CDT. At other times of the year, PYST is 3 hours ahead of CST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in PYST correspond to 7:00 am to 3:00 pm in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in PYST correspond to 6:00 am to 2:00 pm in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in PYST correspond to 07:00 to 15:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in PYST correspond to 06:00 to 14:00 in CST.
Compare PYST time with CDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Paraguay Summer Time is 2 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time.
9:00 am09:00 in PYST is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT
PYST to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-5pm11:00-17:00 in PYST which corresponds to 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in CDT
9:00 am09:00 Paraguay Summer Time (PYST). Offset UTC -3:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
9:00 am09:00 PYST / 7:00 am07:00 CDT
| PYST | CDT |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | 10:00pm |
| 1:00am | 11:00pm |
| 2:00am | 12:00am |
| 3:00am | 1:00am |
| 4:00am | 2:00am |
| 5:00am | 3:00am |
| 6:00am | 4:00am |
| 7:00am | 5:00am |
| 8:00am | 6:00am |
| 9:00am | 7:00am |
| 10:00am | 8:00am |
| 11:00am | 9:00am |
| 12:00pm | 10:00am |
| 1:00pm | 11:00am |
| 2:00pm | 12:00pm |
| 3:00pm | 1:00pm |
| 4:00pm | 2:00pm |
| 5:00pm | 3:00pm |
| 6:00pm | 4:00pm |
| 7:00pm | 5:00pm |
| 8:00pm | 6:00pm |
| 9:00pm | 7:00pm |
| 10:00pm | 8:00pm |
| 11:00pm | 9:00pm |
| 00:00 | 22:00 |
| 01:00 | 23:00 |
| 02:00 | 00:00 |
| 03:00 | 01:00 |
| 04:00 | 02:00 |
| 05:00 | 03:00 |
| 06:00 | 04:00 |
| 07:00 | 05:00 |
| 08:00 | 06:00 |
| 09:00 | 07:00 |
| 10:00 | 08:00 |
| 11:00 | 09:00 |
| 12:00 | 10:00 |
| 13:00 | 11:00 |
| 14:00 | 12:00 |
| 15:00 | 13:00 |
| 16:00 | 14:00 |
| 17:00 | 15:00 |
| 18:00 | 16:00 |
| 19:00 | 17:00 |
| 20:00 | 18:00 |
| 21:00 | 19:00 |
| 22:00 | 20:00 |
| 23:00 | 21:00 |
Paraguay Summer Time
Offset: PYST is 3 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in South America
Countries using this time zone: Paraguay
Principal Cities: The largest city in the PYST time zone is Asuncion in Paraguay, with about 1.482 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Ciudad del Este, San Lorenzo, Capiata, Lambare.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Paraguay Summer Time (PYST) do not change for daylight saving time, so PYST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
PYST representations, usage and related time zones
- -03 - basic short
- -0300 - basic
- -03:00 - extended
- -0300 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Papa - Military abbreviation for PYST
- P - short form of 'Papa'
- ADT - Atlantic Daylight Time
- PMT - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
- PMST - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
- AMST - Amazon Summer Time
- ART - Argentina Time
- BRT - Brasília time
- CLST - Chile Summer Time
- FKST - Falkland Islands Summer Time
- GFT - French Guiana Time
- P - Papa Time Zone
- PYST - Paraguay Summer Time
- SRT - Suriname Time
- UYT - Uruguay 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 2.664 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Houston, San Antonio, Ciudad Juarez, 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 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: Central Daylight Time (CDT) 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.
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