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CDT: Central Daylight Time

CDT is UTC−5: 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time. The central United States and parts of Canada (such as Winnipeg) from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November.

Current time at UTC−5
CDT9:08 AMThu, Oct 22
UTC2:08 PMThu, Oct 22

Calculated from your device clock. Shown at the fixed CDT offset, whether or not a particular place is using it today.

Is CDT in use right now?

Chicago switches between CDT and CST during the year.

Next change in Chicago: Sunday, November 1, 2026, to UTC−6 (CST). Based on time zone rules at build time.

Full name
Central Daylight Time
UTC offset
UTC−5ISO 8601: -05:00
Type
Daylight (summer) time
Winter counterpart
CST · UTC−6
Example IANA zone
America/Chicago

Where and when CDT is used in 2026

Calculated for the cities in our directory from the IANA time zone database. Dates are local; each change happens in the early morning of the date shown.

CityIANA zoneOn CDT (UTC−5)
ChicagoAmerica/ChicagoMar 8 – Nov 1

CDT conversion table

Every hour of the day in CDT, converted at fixed offsets. To convert local time in a specific city, use the city instead: its offset may change with the date.

CDT (UTC−5)UTC (UTC+0)EDT (UTC−4)PDT (UTC−7)BST (UTC+1)IST (UTC+5:30)JST (UTC+9)
12:00 AM5:00 AM1:00 AM10:00 PMprevious day6:00 AM10:30 AM2:00 PM
1:00 AM6:00 AM2:00 AM11:00 PMprevious day7:00 AM11:30 AM3:00 PM
2:00 AM7:00 AM3:00 AM12:00 AM8:00 AM12:30 PM4:00 PM
3:00 AM8:00 AM4:00 AM1:00 AM9:00 AM1:30 PM5:00 PM
4:00 AM9:00 AM5:00 AM2:00 AM10:00 AM2:30 PM6:00 PM
5:00 AM10:00 AM6:00 AM3:00 AM11:00 AM3:30 PM7:00 PM
6:00 AM11:00 AM7:00 AM4:00 AM12:00 PM4:30 PM8:00 PM
7:00 AM12:00 PM8:00 AM5:00 AM1:00 PM5:30 PM9:00 PM
8:00 AM1:00 PM9:00 AM6:00 AM2:00 PM6:30 PM10:00 PM
9:00 AM2:00 PM10:00 AM7:00 AM3:00 PM7:30 PM11:00 PM
10:00 AM3:00 PM11:00 AM8:00 AM4:00 PM8:30 PM12:00 AMnext day
11:00 AM4:00 PM12:00 PM9:00 AM5:00 PM9:30 PM1:00 AMnext day
12:00 PM5:00 PM1:00 PM10:00 AM6:00 PM10:30 PM2:00 AMnext day
1:00 PM6:00 PM2:00 PM11:00 AM7:00 PM11:30 PM3:00 AMnext day
2:00 PM7:00 PM3:00 PM12:00 PM8:00 PM12:30 AMnext day4:00 AMnext day
3:00 PM8:00 PM4:00 PM1:00 PM9:00 PM1:30 AMnext day5:00 AMnext day
4:00 PM9:00 PM5:00 PM2:00 PM10:00 PM2:30 AMnext day6:00 AMnext day
5:00 PM10:00 PM6:00 PM3:00 PM11:00 PM3:30 AMnext day7:00 AMnext day
6:00 PM11:00 PM7:00 PM4:00 PM12:00 AMnext day4:30 AMnext day8:00 AMnext day
7:00 PM12:00 AMnext day8:00 PM5:00 PM1:00 AMnext day5:30 AMnext day9:00 AMnext day
8:00 PM1:00 AMnext day9:00 PM6:00 PM2:00 AMnext day6:30 AMnext day10:00 AMnext day
9:00 PM2:00 AMnext day10:00 PM7:00 PM3:00 AMnext day7:30 AMnext day11:00 AMnext day
10:00 PM3:00 AMnext day11:00 PM8:00 PM4:00 AMnext day8:30 AMnext day12:00 PMnext day
11:00 PM4:00 AMnext day12:00 AMnext day9:00 PM5:00 AMnext day9:30 AMnext day1:00 PMnext day

Highlighted rows: 9 am – 5 pm in CDT.

What to know about CDT

CDT is UTC−5, the same offset as EST. During summer, Chicago therefore shows the same clock time as a fixed EST location such as Panama.

Mexico City no longer uses CDT. Older software and printed tables may still show it there.

Read more about why abbreviations need context and how daylight saving changes offsets.

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