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Convert Argentina Time to Central Daylight Time

Instantly convert Argentina Time (ART) to Central Daylight Time (CDT) with our free online calculator.

Reviewed by Christopher FloiedUpdated

Argentina Time

02:20:52 AM

Wed, Jun 24 (ART)

Central Daylight Time

12:20:52 AM

Wed, Jun 24 (CDT)

CDT is -2 hours from ART

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24-Hour Comparison

ARTCDT
12:00 AM10:00 PM(-1d)
1:00 AM11:00 PM(-1d)
2:00 AM12:00 AM
3:00 AM1:00 AM
4:00 AM2:00 AM
5:00 AM3:00 AM
6:00 AM4:00 AM
7:00 AM5:00 AM
8:00 AM6:00 AM
9:00 AM7:00 AM
10:00 AM8:00 AM
11:00 AM9:00 AM
12:00 PM10:00 AM
1:00 PM11:00 AM
2:00 PM12:00 PM
3:00 PM1:00 PM
4:00 PM2:00 PM
5:00 PM3:00 PM
6:00 PM4:00 PM
7:00 PM5:00 PM
8:00 PM6:00 PM
9:00 PM7:00 PM
10:00 PM8:00 PM
11:00 PM9:00 PM

How to Convert Argentina Time to Central Daylight Time

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To convert Argentina Time (ART) to Central Daylight Time (CDT): Convert ART to CDT

About Argentina Time (ART)

Argentina Time (ART, IANA: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires) is the official civil time of the Argentine Republic, set at UTC-3:00 year-round. Argentina abolished Daylight Saving Time in 2009 by Presidential Decree 1602/2009 after a brief experiment with DST (2007-2009) that was poorly received nationally. ART serves all 23 Argentine provinces + the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, approximately 47 million people. Major cities: Buenos Aires (3M city, 16M metro), Córdoba (1.5M), Rosario (1.3M), Mendoza (1.2M), Tucumán (900K), La Plata (700K). ART is the same offset as Brasília Time (BRT), Uruguay Time (UYT), French Guiana Time (GFT), and Greenland Standard Time (WGT) — making cross-South-American coordination relatively simple within the eastern half of the continent. ART affects: BCBA Mercado de Valores de Buenos Aires (MERVAL) trading hours, La Bombonera + River Plate football match scheduling, Argentine Tax Authority AFIP filing deadlines, and Mendoza wine-tourism harvest-season vineyard schedules.

About Central Daylight Time (CDT)

Central Daylight Time (CDT, IANA: America/Chicago during DST window) is the summer-time variant of CST, set at UTC-5:00 — observed from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November per the US Energy Policy Act of 2005. CDT shares the same UTC offset as Eastern Standard Time (EST), so during winter months Chicago/Dallas are one hour behind New York/Atlanta, but during summer months Chicago/Dallas are still one hour behind because both regions advance equally for DST. The 'spring forward / fall back' transition affects an estimated 311 million US residents annually per Census data. CDT is used in 16 US states partially or fully (Illinois, Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota) and parts of Canada (Manitoba, western Ontario, Saskatchewan partial — Saskatchewan stays on CST year-round, an exception). Affects MLB season game scheduling, CME / CBOT commodity trading hours, and US-Canada-Mexico USMCA cross-border supply-chain handoffs.

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