Convert Australian Western Standard Time to Central Daylight Time
Instantly convert Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) to Central Daylight Time (CDT) with our free online calculator.
Australian Western Standard Time
01:20:50 PM
Wed, Jun 24 (AWST)
Central Daylight Time
12:20:50 AM
Wed, Jun 24 (CDT)
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24-Hour Comparison
| AWST | CDT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 11:00 AM(-1d) |
| 1:00 AM | 12:00 PM(-1d) |
| 2:00 AM | 1:00 PM(-1d) |
| 3:00 AM | 2:00 PM(-1d) |
| 4:00 AM | 3:00 PM(-1d) |
| 5:00 AM | 4:00 PM(-1d) |
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 7:00 AM | 6:00 PM(-1d) |
| 8:00 AM | 7:00 PM(-1d) |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 PM(-1d) |
| 10:00 AM | 9:00 PM(-1d) |
| 11:00 AM | 10:00 PM(-1d) |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 PM(-1d) |
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 1:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 3:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 6:00 AM |
| 8:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 10:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 11:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
How to Convert Australian Western Standard Time to Central Daylight Time
Formula
To convert Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) to Central Daylight Time (CDT): Convert AWST to CDT
About Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)
Australian Western Standard Time (AWST, IANA: Australia/Perth) is the civil time of Western Australia (WA), set at UTC+8:00 year-round (no DST). Western Australia has rejected Daylight Saving Time in four separate referendums (1975, 1984, 1992, 2009 — each time defeated), so AWST is observed without seasonal change despite the rest of Australia (eastern states) observing AEDT in summer. The unusual situation creates a 3-hour offset between Perth (AWST = UTC+8) and Sydney (AEDT = UTC+11) in summer, vs. the standard 2-hour offset in winter (AWST UTC+8 vs AEST UTC+10). AWST is identical in offset to China Standard Time (CST), Singapore Time (SGT), Hong Kong Time (HKT), Philippine Time (PHT), Malaysia Time (MYT). AWST serves approximately 2.8 million Western Australian residents — the world's largest sub-national area on a single time zone (WA is 2.527 million km² = larger than Western Europe). Major AWST cities: Perth (2.1M metro — Australia's 4th-largest city), Mandurah (95K), Bunbury (75K), Geraldton (40K), Kalgoorlie-Boulder (30K — gold mining hub), Albany (35K — historic whaling port), Broome (15K — pearl industry + tourism), Karratha (15K — Pilbara iron-ore export hub). Affects: ASX (Australian Securities Exchange) operations from Perth offices, Rio Tinto / BHP Pilbara iron-ore shipping coordination.
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.