Convert Philippine Time to Central Daylight Time
Instantly convert Philippine Time (PHT) to Central Daylight Time (CDT) with our free online calculator.
Philippine Time
01:20:49 PM
Wed, Jun 24 (PHT)
Central Daylight Time
12:20:49 AM
Wed, Jun 24 (CDT)
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24-Hour Comparison
| PHT | 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 Philippine Time to Central Daylight Time
Formula
To convert Philippine Time (PHT) to Central Daylight Time (CDT): Convert PHT to CDT
About Philippine Time (PHT)
Philippine Time (PHT, IANA: Asia/Manila) — also called Philippine Standard Time (PST) — is the civil time of the Republic of the Philippines, set at UTC+8:00 year-round (no DST). Philippines observed Daylight Saving Time briefly between 1936-1938 and 1942-1944 during Japanese occupation, but has remained on PHT year-round since 1944. The Philippine Standard Time Act of 2013 (Republic Act 10535) established PHILMET — the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) — as the official timekeeper, and mandated that all government clocks display synchronized PHT. PHT is identical in offset to China Standard Time (CST), Hong Kong Time (HKT), Singapore Time (SGT), Malaysia Time (MYT), Brunei Time (BNT), Australian Western Standard Time (AWST). PHT serves approximately 117 million Filipino people across 7,641 islands organized into 17 regions + 81 provinces. Major Philippine cities: Manila + NCR (1.8M city, 13.5M metro — National Capital Region also called Metro Manila is the world's most densely populated metropolitan area), Quezon City (3M — NCR), Caloocan (1.7M — NCR), Davao (1.8M — Mindanao), Cebu (1M — Visayas), Zamboanga (980K). Affects: PSE (Philippine Stock Exchange) trading hours, BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) industry shift 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.