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Central Daylight TimeUTC-5
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Representative IANA time zone: America/Chicago. Other locations or meanings using this abbreviation can change on different dates or follow different clock rules.
12h|24h
CURRENT TIME
09:09:54pm
November 7, 2026
UTC TIME NOW
03:09:54am
Sunday, Nov 8
UTC+0
12h|24h
UTC Offset
UTC-5
DST Statusⓘ
Standard Time
Observes DST:
Mexico(America/Matamoros, America/Ojinaga), United States(America/Chicago, America/Menominee, America/North_Dakota/Beulah, America/North_Dakota/Center, America/North_Dakota/New_Salem)
IANA Zones
7
Where and When is CDT Observed?
Other Time Zones in UTC-5
Some time zones exist that have the same offset as CDT, but can be found under a different name:
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IANA Time Zone Identifiers
America/Chicago
America/Matamoros
America/Menominee
America/North_Dakota/Beulah
America/North_Dakota/Center
America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
America/Ojinaga
