Time in UTC and CDT
The time difference between Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and Central Daylight Time (CDT) is 5 hours. Central Daylight Time is 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time.
This means 9am UTC is 4am CDT and 5pm UTC is 12pm CDT.
Coordinated Universal Time
- The current local time in UTC is 2:43 am (July 12, 2026)
- UTC time zone offset is UTC+00:00
Central Daylight Time
- The current local time in CDT is 7:43 am (July 12, 2026)
- CDT time zone offset is UTC-05:00
How to convert Coordinated Universal Time to Central Daylight Time?
Subtract 5 hours from Coordinated Universal Time to get Central Daylight Time.
Time in UTC
00:00
Time in CDT
00:00
Use the slider above to convert Coordinated Universal Time to Central Daylight Time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
Day
Civil twilight
Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight
NightTime Conversion Chart
| UTC | CDT |
|---|---|
| 12am | 7pm |
| 1am | 8pm |
| 2am | 9pm |
| 3am | 10pm |
| 4am | 11pm |
| 5am | 12am |
| 6am | 1am |
| 7am | 2am |
| 8am | 3am |
| 9am | 4am |
| 10am | 5am |
| 11am | 6am |
| 12pm | 7am |
| 1pm | 8am |
| 2pm | 9am |
| 3pm | 10am |
| 4pm | 11am |
| 5pm | 12pm |
| 6pm | 1pm |
| 7pm | 2pm |
| 8pm | 3pm |
| 9pm | 4pm |
| 10pm | 5pm |
| 11pm | 6pm |