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Convert Mountain Standard Time to Central Daylight Time

Instantly convert Mountain Standard Time (MST) to Central Daylight Time (CDT) with our free online calculator.

Reviewed by Christopher FloiedUpdated

Mountain Standard Time

10:20:53 PM

Tue, Jun 23 (MST)

Central Daylight Time

12:20:53 AM

Wed, Jun 24 (CDT)

CDT is +2 hours from MST

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24-Hour Comparison

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

How to Convert Mountain Standard Time to Central Daylight Time

Formula

To convert Mountain Standard Time (MST) to Central Daylight Time (CDT): Convert MST to CDT

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.

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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