Central Time (CST/CDT)
New YorkRepresentative city Daytime
CDTCentral Daylight Time
Wednesday, October 14
Daylight saving
Clocks go back on Nov 1STANDARDCST -06:00Nov 1 – Mar 14 (2027)
DAYLIGHTNOWCDT -05:00Mar 8 – Nov 1
CSTCDTCST
TODAYJANAPRJULOCTDEC
Time of day
New YorkDaytime
0006121824
NightDawn / duskDaytime
About Central Time
Central Time follows the local rules of the places below. The abbreviation and UTC offset update when their clocks change. This clock shifts for daylight saving — for the places that stay on standard time all year, see Central Standard Time.
Representative time zone: America/Chicago. Currently Central Daylight Time (CDT), UTC −05:00.
Used in Canada, Mexico, the United States.
Current abbreviation detailsLocal time-zone rules
10 IANA zonesAmerica/ChicagoCDT · UTC −05:00
America/Rainy_RiverCDT · UTC −05:00
America/WinnipegCDT · UTC −05:00
America/MatamorosCDT · UTC −05:00
America/North_Dakota/BeulahCDT · UTC −05:00
America/North_Dakota/CenterCDT · UTC −05:00
America/Indiana/KnoxCDT · UTC −05:00
America/MenomineeCDT · UTC −05:00
America/North_Dakota/New_SalemCDT · UTC −05:00
America/Indiana/Tell_CityCDT · UTC −05:00