CST to UTC
Convert Central Time to Coordinated Universal Time: the current time on both sides, how far apart they are right now, and an hour-by-hour conversion table.
When it is CDT, it is UTC.
UTC is 5 hours ahead of CST.
Conversion table
| CST | UTC |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 05:00 AM |
| 01:00 AM | 06:00 AM |
| 02:00 AM | 07:00 AM |
| 03:00 AM | 08:00 AM |
| 04:00 AM | 09:00 AM |
| 05:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 06:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 07:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 08:00 AM | 01:00 PM |
| 09:00 AM | 02:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 03:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 04:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 05:00 PM |
| 01:00 PM | 06:00 PM |
| 02:00 PM | 07:00 PM |
| 03:00 PM | 08:00 PM |
| 04:00 PM | 09:00 PM |
| 05:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 06:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 07:00 PM | 12:00 AMnext day |
| 08:00 PM | 01:00 AMnext day |
| 09:00 PM | 02:00 AMnext day |
| 10:00 PM | 03:00 AMnext day |
| 11:00 PM | 04:00 AMnext day |
About daylight saving
These abbreviations name a zone, not a fixed offset. CST is America/Chicago and is currently on CDT; UTC is UTC and is currently on UTC. The gap between them changes on the days each side switches, which is why this page converts through the zones rather than through a stored offset.
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Frequently asked questions
Noon in CST is 05:00 PM UTC. The live times are at the top of this page and in the table above.
UTC is 5 hours ahead of CST.
Yes, whenever one side starts or ends daylight saving and the other has not yet. The times on this page are computed from the live time-zone rules, so they follow those changes.
UTC follows the UTC zone, currently UTC.
Planning across these zones?
Create a countdown in either zone, or open the meeting planner to compare several at once.