UTC never changes for daylight saving time, but Central Time does, so the gap moves by an hour twice a year. The table below always shows the right one for your date.
Convert Central Standard Time (CST) to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) for any date and time.
UTC is 5 hours ahead of Central Time from March to November, and 6 hours ahead the rest of the year.
Right now Central Time is on CST (UTC−6) and UTC is UTC+0. Central Time switches to daylight saving time on 14 March 2027.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm CST is 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm UTC.
Central TimeReference
US, Canada & Mexico
Tue, Nov 3
Coordinated Universal Time
The world's reference time, UTC+0 all year
Wed, Nov 4Next day
Best time to meet 9:00 AM–11:00 AM in Central Time on Tue, Nov 3, when everyone is inside working hours.
Book a meeting in this windowWorking hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Monday to FridayEveryone at work
Every hour of the day in CST, converted to UTC. Hatched cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); rows with the accent bar are working hours in both zones.
| CST / CDT | UTC (with CST)Until 14 March 2027 | UTC (with CDT)From 14 March 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 6:00 am UTC | 5:00 am UTC |
| 1:00 am | 7:00 am UTC | 6:00 am UTC |
| 2:00 am | 8:00 am UTC | 7:00 am UTC |
| 3:00 am | 9:00 am UTC | 8:00 am UTC |
| 4:00 am | 10:00 am UTC | 9:00 am UTC |
| 5:00 am | 11:00 am UTC | 10:00 am UTC |
| 6:00 am | 12:00 pm UTC | 11:00 am UTC |
| 7:00 am | 1:00 pm UTC | 12:00 pm UTC |
| 8:00 am | 2:00 pm UTC | 1:00 pm UTC |
| 9:00 am | 3:00 pm UTC | 2:00 pm UTC |
| 10:00 am | 4:00 pm UTC | 3:00 pm UTC |
| 11:00 am | 5:00 pm UTC | 4:00 pm UTC |
| 12:00 pm | 6:00 pm UTC | 5:00 pm UTC |
| 1:00 pm | 7:00 pm UTC | 6:00 pm UTC |
| 2:00 pm | 8:00 pm UTC | 7:00 pm UTC |
| 3:00 pm | 9:00 pm UTC | 8:00 pm UTC |
| 4:00 pm | 10:00 pm UTC | 9:00 pm UTC |
| 5:00 pm | 11:00 pm UTC | 10:00 pm UTC |
| 6:00 pm | 12:00 am UTC(next day) | 11:00 pm UTC |
| 7:00 pm | 1:00 am UTC(next day) | 12:00 am UTC(next day) |
| 8:00 pm | 2:00 am UTC(next day) | 1:00 am UTC(next day) |
| 9:00 pm | 3:00 am UTC(next day) | 2:00 am UTC(next day) |
| 10:00 pm | 4:00 am UTC(next day) | 3:00 am UTC(next day) |
| 11:00 pm | 5:00 am UTC(next day) | 4:00 am UTC(next day) |
Your working hours overlap for 2 hours, from 9:00 am CST (3:00 pm UTC) to 11:00 am CST (5:00 pm UTC). That's the best window for a meeting.
Central Standard Time is UTC−6. CST is also used for China Standard Time (UTC+8) and Cuba Standard Time (UTC−5). This page converts North American Central Time.
Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Louisiana and most of the Midwest and South, plus Manitoba in Canada. Saskatchewan and most of Mexico stay on CST all year. CT is the short form for the whole zone.
Coordinated Universal Time is UTC+0.
The world's reference time. Every other zone is defined as an offset from UTC, and it never changes for daylight saving time. Servers, aviation and international deadlines use it.