CT Time Now

Central TimeUTC-5

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Next clock change

November 1, 2026Clocks move back by 1h · 2:00 am → 1:00 am local timeCDT → CST

Representative IANA time zone: America/Chicago. Other locations or meanings using this abbreviation can change on different dates or follow different clock rules.

Currently CST. CT means Central Time: it maps to CST during standard time and CDT during daylight saving time.

Need the exact abbreviation page? Visit CST or CDT.

Representative IANA (this page): this umbrella label covers many regions, so exact DST change dates and times vary by location. For a full, per-zone list of transition times, use Upcoming DST.

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CURRENT TIME

10:43:04pm

October 18, 2026

UTC TIME NOW

03:43:04am

Monday, Oct 19

UTC+0

12h|24h

UTC Offset

UTC-5

DST Statusⓘ

Standard Time (mixed)

Observes DST:

Canada(America/Winnipeg), Mexico(America/Matamoros), United States(America/Chicago, America/North_Dakota/New_Salem)

Does not observe DST:

Belize(America/Belize), Canada(America/Regina), Costa Rica(America/Costa_Rica), El Salvador(America/El_Salvador), Guatemala(America/Guatemala), Honduras(America/Tegucigalpa), Mexico(America/Chihuahua, America/Merida, America/Mexico_City, America/Monterrey), Nicaragua(America/Managua)

IANA Zones