TLT to CDT Converter

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TLT
East Timor Time
UTC+9
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CDT
Central Daylight Time
UTC−5
14h behind
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9:00 pm21:00 TLT (UTC+9), Oct 20, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 20, 2026

TLT is 14 hours ahead of CDT.

TLT and CDT examples

These examples always use TLT (UTC+9) 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.

TLT is 14 hours ahead of CDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, TLT is 14 hours ahead of CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, TLT is 15 hours ahead of CST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in TLT correspond to 7:00 pm (previous day) to 4:00 am in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in TLT correspond to 6:00 pm (previous day) to 3:00 am in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in TLT correspond to 19:00 (previous day) to 04:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in TLT correspond to 18:00 (previous day) to 03:00 in CST.

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

Time Difference

East Timor Time is 14 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time.
9:00 pm21:00 in TLT is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT

TLT to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in TLT which corresponds to 6pm-7pm18:00-19:00 in CDT (previous day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

9:00 pm21:00 East Timor Time (TLT). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

9:00 pm21:00 TLT / 7:00 am07:00 CDT

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East Timor Time

Offset: TLT is 9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Timor-Leste

Principal Cities: The largest city in the TLT time zone is Dili in Timor-Leste, with about 150,000 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Maliana, Suai, Likisá, Aileu.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in East Timor Time (TLT) do not change for daylight saving time, so TLT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Map of the areas on East Timor Time (TLT)
TLT all year

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TLT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +09 - basic short
  • +0900 - basic
  • +09:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0900 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (09) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of nine hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • India - Military abbreviation for TLT
  • I - short form of 'India'
Time zones with the GMT +9 offset:
  • AWDT - Australian Western Daylight Time
  • CHOST - Choibalsan Summer Time
  • I - India Time Zone
  • IRKST - Irkutsk Summer Time
  • JST - Japan Standard Time
  • KST - Korea Standard Time
  • PWT - Palau Time
  • TLT - East Timor Time
  • ULAST - Ulaanbaatar Summer Time
  • WIT - Eastern Indonesian Time
  • YAKT - Yakutsk Time

Central Daylight Time

Offset: CDT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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, Dallas, Fort Worth.

French: HAC - Heure Avancée du Centre

Spanish: CT - Zona Centro

Map of the areas on Central Daylight Time (CDT)
CDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CDT.

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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).

123456789101112Start: 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.

123456789101112End: 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.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for CDT
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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
CDT Abbreviation: Several time zones share CDT abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Daylight Time - UTC -5
  • Cuba Daylight Time - UTC -4
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • 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
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