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CST to UTC

Converting CST to UTC means moving from UTC-6 to UTC+0 — a shift of 6 hours ahead.

Convert a time

Converted time

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Hour by hour

Computed on a date when CST is genuinely in force — using today would be wrong for half the year, because a standard-time abbreviation does not exist in summer.

CSTUTC
00:0006:00
01:0007:00
02:0008:00
03:0009:00
04:0010:00
05:0011:00
06:0012:00
07:0013:00
08:0014:00
09:0015:00
10:0016:00
11:0017:00
12:0018:00
13:0019:00
14:0020:00
15:0021:00
16:0022:00
17:0023:00
18:0000:00next day
19:0001:00next day
20:0002:00next day
21:0003:00next day
22:0004:00next day
23:0005:00next day

What these abbreviations actually are

 CSTUTC
Full nameCentral Standard TimeCoordinated Universal Time
Representative zoneAmerica/ChicagoUTC
OffsetUTC-6UTC+0
SeasonalStandard timeStandard time
Zone changes in 202620
Other meanings2None in common use

Common questions

What is the difference between CST and UTC?
UTC is 6 hours ahead of CST. CST means Central Standard Time at UTC-6, and UTC means Coordinated Universal Time at UTC+0.
Which time zone does this page use for CST?
America/Chicago. An abbreviation is not a time zone — it is a label a zone wears for part of the year — so every calculation here uses a named IANA zone and says which one. If you are writing code, use America/Chicago rather than the string "CST".
Does CST mean anything else?
Yes: China Standard Time at UTC+8, and Cuba Standard Time at UTC-5. The whole of China runs on one zone, fourteen hours ahead of the American CST.
Is CST a daylight saving abbreviation?
No. CST is the standard-time abbreviation. When daylight saving is in force, the same zone uses a different one.