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6:02 PM UTC in CST
Central Time · right now CST is 5 hours behind UTC
Times follow UTC / GMT for UTC and Chicago for CST, using the IANA time zone database.
UTC to CST time difference
CST is 5 hours behind UTC for most of 2026, and 6 hours behind UTC for about 127 days, because daylight saving time changes on different dates.
Coordinated Universal Time does not use daylight saving time. In 2026, Central Time switches to CDT on March 8 and back to CST on November 1.
UTC to CST conversion table
Every hour on 2026-09-28. Highlighted rows fall inside 9 AM–5 PM in both zones.
| UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) | CST (Central Time) |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 7:00 PM · previous day |
| 1:00 AM | 8:00 PM · previous day |
| 2:00 AM | 9:00 PM · previous day |
| 3:00 AM | 10:00 PM · previous day |
| 4:00 AM | 11:00 PM · previous day |
| 5:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
Working hours overlap
On 2026-09-28, a 9 AM–5 PM workday in UTC and in CST overlap for about 3 hours, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM UTC (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM CST).
Convert UTC to other time zones
How to use
Follow these steps to get a result
Pick a date and a time in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Read the matching CST time, including whether it falls on the next or previous day.
Scan the 24-hour table to see every hour at once, with shared working hours highlighted.
Features
What this tool includes
Live clocks for both time zones
Daylight saving time handled automatically
24-hour conversion table
Working-hours overlap
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