CDT – Central Daylight Time
CDT is UTC−5.
Central Daylight Time is used in the central US and parts of Canada in summer, from March to November.
CDT is the daylight saving version of CST (Central Standard Time, UTC−6). Clocks move forward one hour to CDT in spring and back to CST in autumn.
Convert CDT to other time zones
When it's 12:00 PM CDT:
| Zone | Difference | Time |
|---|---|---|
| UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) | +5 h | 5:00 PM |
| EST (Eastern Standard Time) | same time | 12:00 PM |
| CST (Central Standard Time) | −1 h | 11:00 AM |
| PST (Pacific Standard Time) | −3 h | 9:00 AM |
| GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) | +5 h | 5:00 PM |
| CET (Central European Time) | +6 h | 6:00 PM |
| IST (India Standard Time) | +10.5 h | 10:30 PM |
| CST (China Standard Time) | +13 h | 1:00 AM |
| JST (Japan Standard Time) | +14 h | 2:00 AM |
| AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) | +15 h | 3:00 AM |
To convert a specific time and date, with daylight saving applied, use the time zone converter.