Monday, May 11, 2026
Central Daylight Time (CDT)
UTC Offset
UTC-05:00
Standard: UTC-06:00
Daylight Saving Time
DST Active
CST / CDT
Next Clock Change
Nov 1, 2026
Clocks back
Region
America
5 major cities
Major Cities Using CDT
About Central Daylight Time
Central Daylight Time (CDT) is a time zone that is behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by 05:00 hours. During standard time, the offset changes to UTC-06:00.
Major cities using this timezone include Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Minneapolis, New Orleans. These cities follow Central Time for their local time, making it easy to coordinate meetings and communications across the region.
Central Daylight 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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