CT time now.
Central Time. Thursday, July 23, 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC−5
- Time zone
- Central Daylight Time
- Daylight saving
- In effect
- Week
- 30
- Day of year
- 204
Central Time switches between CST (UTC−6) in winter and CDT (UTC−5) in summer.
Time difference from CT
Los Angeles−2 hoursDenver−1 hourMexico City−1 hourChicago0New York+1 hourToronto+1 hourSão Paulo+2 hoursUTC+5 hoursLondon+6 hoursLagos+6 hoursParis+7 hoursJohannesburg+7 hoursCairo+8 hoursIstanbul+8 hoursMoscow+8 hoursDubai+9 hoursMumbai+10.5 hoursBangkok+12 hoursSingapore+13 hoursHong Kong+13 hoursTokyo+14 hoursSydney+15 hoursAuckland+17 hours