WAST to CT Converter
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2:00 pm14:00 CAT (UTC+2), Oct 28, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 28, 2026
CAT is 7 hours ahead of CDT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, CAT is 7 hours ahead of CT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CAT is 8 hours ahead of CT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CAT correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in CT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CAT correspond to 1:00 am to 10:00 am in CT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CAT correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in CT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CAT correspond to 01:00 to 10:00 in CT.
Compare WAST time with CT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Central Africa Time is 7 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in CAT is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT
CAT to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in CAT which corresponds to 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in CDT
2:00 pm14:00 Central Africa Time (CAT). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 CAT / 7:00 am07:00 CDT
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West Africa Summer Time
Offset: WAST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
WAST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for WAST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- CEST - Central European Summer Time
- EET - Eastern European Time
- MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
- B - Bravo Time Zone
- CAT - Central Africa Time
- IST - Israel Standard Time
- SAST - South Africa Standard Time
- WAST - West Africa Summer Time
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, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CT 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−6 (Central Standard Time, MDT).
CT 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 CT
- S - short form of 'Sierra'
- CST - Central Standard Time
- CT - Central Time
- MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
- EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
- GALT - Galapagos Time
- S - Sierra Time Zone