Convert Central Standard Time to Mountain Standard Time
Instantly convert Central Standard Time (CST) to Mountain Standard Time (MST) with our free online calculator.
Central Standard Time
11:20:55 PM
Tue, Jun 23 (CST)
Mountain Standard Time
10:20:55 PM
Tue, Jun 23 (MST)
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24-Hour Comparison
| CST | MST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 11:00 PM(-1d) |
| 1:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 5:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
How to Convert Central Standard Time to Mountain Standard Time
Formula
To convert Central Standard Time (CST) to Mountain Standard Time (MST): Convert CST to MST
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 Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Mountain Standard Time (MST, IANA: America/Denver and America/Phoenix) is the time zone for the US Mountain region and most of Canada's Rocky Mountain provinces, set at UTC-7:00. MST is observed from the first Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March; the region switches to Mountain Daylight Time (MDT = UTC-6:00) for the remainder of the year — EXCEPT for the State of Arizona (excluding Navajo Nation), which stays on MST year-round per Arizona Revised Statutes §1-242. Major MST cities: Denver, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque, El Paso, Tucson, Calgary, Edmonton. MST covers Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho (most), New Mexico, Arizona, parts of Texas + Mexico (Sonora). Population ~17 million in the time zone. Affects: NORAD Cheyenne Mountain operations, Denver Mile-High Stadium NFL game scheduling, Colorado ski-resort lift-operating hours, US Bureau of Land Management permit operations, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir broadcast schedule from Salt Lake City.