Tennessee, USA
CST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CT
Central Time
GMT -6
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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

Time Difference

CST (Central Standard Time) is 0 hours ahead of Central Time
6:00 am06:00 in Nashville, TN, USA is 6:00 am06:00 in CT

Nashville to CT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm in Nashville which corresponds to 9am-5pm in CT

6:00 am06:00 CST (Central Standard Time) (Nashville, TN, USA). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 Central Time (CT). Offset UTC -6:00 hours

6:00 am06:00 Nashville, TN, USA / 6:00 am06:00 CT

Nashville, TN, USACT
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Nashville Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CDT - Central Daylight Time
CST - Central Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-5:00 hours during Central Daylight Time, currently in use.
-6:00 hours during Central Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amSunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 2nd Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of November. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Nashville Facts

Country
USA
State
Tennessee
Alternative Names
BNA, French Lick, Nachville, Nasburgum, Nashboro, Nashborough, Nashfile, Nashvil, Nashvill, Nashville, Nashville-Davidson, Nashwil, Nasvelis, Nasvil, Nasvila, Nasvilo, Naŝvilo, Našvila, Našvėlis, Nehshvill, Neshvil, Nesvil, Nesvilis, Nesvill, Neşvill, Nešvilis, n'yasabhila, n'yasbhila, n'yasbhilla, na shen wei er, na shu wei er, naesyubil, nashfyl, nasshubiru, nasvil, nesavhila, neshvili, nshwyl, Νάσβιλ, Нашвил, Нашвилл, Нашвіл, Нашвілл, Нешвил, Нэшвилл, Նեշվիլ, נאשוויל, ناشفيل, ناشولے, نشویل, نیشویل، ٹینیسی, नाश्विल्, नॅशव्हिल, न्याश्भिल, न्यास्भिल्ल, ন্যাশভিল, நாஷ்வில், แนชวิลล์, ნეშვილი, ナッシュビル, 納殊維爾, 纳什维尔, 내슈빌
Population
530,852
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
36° 09' N Latitude / 86° 47' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Central Time

Central Time (CT) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Central Standard Time (CST) or Central Daylight Time (CDT) in the United States and Canada. CT is not static but switches between CDT and CST.

Territories observing the time zone are primarily in North and Central America. It runs through several Mexican and U.S. states, as well as several Canadian provinces and Central American countries.

Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, 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, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

CT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CT
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone