Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Mountain Standard Time (MDT)
UTC Offset
UTC-06:00
Standard: UTC-07:00
Daylight Saving Time
DST Active
MST / MDT
Next Clock Change
Nov 1, 2026
Clocks back
Region
America
4 major cities
Major Cities Using MDT
About Mountain Standard Time
Mountain Standard Time (MDT) is a time zone that is behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by 06:00 hours. During standard time, the offset changes to UTC-07:00.
Major cities using this timezone include Denver, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque. These cities follow Mountain Time for their local time, making it easy to coordinate meetings and communications across the region.
Mountain Standard Time observes Daylight Saving Time (DST). The next clock change will occur on Sunday, November 1, 2026, when clocks will fall back (move behind) by one hour.
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About Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Mountain Standard Time (MST) is a time zone with a UTC offset of -06:00. The IANA identifier is America/Denver. Live time displayed here updates every second and accounts for any active Daylight Saving Time.
Use the converter above to translate MST times into your local clock, or jump to one of the popular pair conversions below to see MST relative to other major timezones.
Right now America/Denver is UTC-06:00 (daylight saving active). Standard-time offset: UTC-07:00.
Next DST change: Sunday, November 1, 2026 — clocks fall back from -06:00 to -07:00. Currently on daylight saving time (UTC-06:00).
Major Cities Using MST
These cities observe Mountain Standard Time either year-round or as their standard non-DST baseline.
Popular MST Time Conversions
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