#Cdt time converter code#

US: Alabama, Iowa, Louisiana, Texas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Illinois and many more.Ĭanada: Manitoba, Ontario (most parts), Saskatchewan (only Creighton and Denare Beach) Example of states observing Central Daylight Time: All of Mexico observes CDT, except the North West corner of the country. Similarly, only Canadian provinces in the middle of the country observe CDT. In the US it is only the states in the central US that observes CDT, from Wisconsin in the West to Tennessee in the East, and from Michigan in the North to Florida in the South. Countries using CDT:ĬDT is observed in the US, Canada, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama and Honduras i.e. In the winter CDT becomes CST – Central Standard Time. Sometimes the zone is referred to as CDST – Central Daylight Saving Time Zone. It is five hours behind UTC and is observed during the summer months, between March and November. As always, it is better to look up the actual location than the timezone itself.Ĭentral Daylight Time is the time zone of the central US and Canada, as well as Mexico and most of Central America. It is important to note that with the exception of Panama, Jamaica and a couple of locations in Canada and the US most in this time zone do observe DST and thus switch to EDT in the summer. Also some Caribbean locations such as Jamaica, Haiti and Panama are in this time zone. Locations such as New York, Washington, Quebec and Ontario are all on Eastern Standard Time.

Most of the Eastern seaboard of the US observe EST, as well as most locations in Eastern Canada although there are a few exceptions. It is important to note that there is also Eastern Standard Time in Australia, but this is usually called AEST and thus not to be confused with EST. The origin of EST is the same as for most time zones – it was introduced when the railroad was built across the United States. It is in most places observed only in the winter months, from November to March.

#Cdt time converter code#

If you know the area code of the person you want to ring, use this tool to make sure it's not too early or to late to make that call.This is the standard time of the Eastern US, Canada and parts of the Caribbean. During DST the time is shifted forward by 1 hour to Central Daylight Time (CDT) which is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-5).Īfter the Summer months Central Time is shifted back by 1 hour to US Central Standard Time (CST) or (GMT-6). In most states in the USA and in most provinces in Canada, Daylight Saving Time ( DST) is observed. NB The Canadian province of Saskatchewan does not adopt Daylight Saving Time and remains on CST or GMT-6 all year.ĭo clocks in the Central Time Zone observe Daylight Saving Time? At all other times, Standard Time is in effect. on the first Sunday in November, Daylight Saving Time is in effect. At the moment, the following schedule is used:įrom 2 A.M. The Central Time Zone is an area 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT-6) during the winter months (referred to as CST) and 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT-5) during the summer months (referred to as CDT). Central Daylight Time is used in the Central Time Zone of the USA and most provinces in Canada during the summer months.