Convert Central Standard Time to Central Africa Time
Instantly convert Central Standard Time (CST) to Central Africa Time (CAT) with our free online calculator.
Central Standard Time
11:20:55 PM
Tue, Jun 23 (CST)
Central Africa Time
07:20:55 AM
Wed, Jun 24 (CAT)
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24-Hour Comparison
| CST | CAT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 12:00 AM(+1d) |
| 5:00 PM | 1:00 AM(+1d) |
| 6:00 PM | 2:00 AM(+1d) |
| 7:00 PM | 3:00 AM(+1d) |
| 8:00 PM | 4:00 AM(+1d) |
| 9:00 PM | 5:00 AM(+1d) |
| 10:00 PM | 6:00 AM(+1d) |
| 11:00 PM | 7:00 AM(+1d) |
How to Convert Central Standard Time to Central Africa Time
Formula
To convert Central Standard Time (CST) to Central Africa Time (CAT): Convert CST to CAT
About Central Standard Time (CST)
Central Standard Time (CST, IANA: America/Chicago, America/Mexico_City) is the time zone for the US Central region, central Mexico, and most of Central America, set at UTC-6:00. CST is the most populous US time zone by area covered and serves the Chicago-Dallas-Houston-Minneapolis corridor of ~80 million people across CST states (Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee western, Kansas eastern, Nebraska eastern, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kentucky western, Indiana western, Michigan UP, Florida panhandle) plus Mexico (Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey since 2022 DST abolition), Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize. CST observes DST (switching to CDT = UTC-5:00) per Energy Policy Act 2005 — except for Mexico nationally, which abolished DST in 2022 except for border zones aligning with US DST. CST affects: NYSE close at 15:00 CST, CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) commodity futures pit/electronic hours, Texas Medical Center coordinated patient handoffs.
About Central Africa Time (CAT)
Central Africa Time (CAT, IANA: Africa/Johannesburg, Africa/Harare) is the civil time for Central and Southern African countries, set at UTC+2:00 year-round (no DST). CAT serves approximately 200 million people across: Botswana, Burundi, DR Congo (eastern half), Egypt (since 2014 reverting from earlier DST trial; year-round UTC+2), eSwatini (Swaziland), Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia (since 2017 reverting from earlier WAT trial; year-round UTC+2), Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan (UTC+2 since 2017), Zambia, Zimbabwe. CAT shares the same UTC offset as Eastern European Time (EET) in winter, Egypt Standard Time (EET-Egypt), and Israel Standard Time (IST). Major CAT cities: Johannesburg (5.6M city, 10M metro — economic capital of Sub-Saharan Africa), Cape Town (4.7M metro), Cairo (10M city, 22M metro — the largest city in Africa and the Middle East), Khartoum (5.3M), Lusaka (2.7M), Harare (1.6M), Tripoli (1.2M), Pretoria (740K). Affects: JSE Johannesburg Stock Exchange trading, Cairo + Alexandria Stock Exchange (EGX) trading hours, Kruger National Park safari schedules.