Current CDT time

What is Central Daylight Time

CDT timing

CDT (Central Daylight Time) is one of the well-known names of UTC-5 time zone which is 5h. behind of UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).The time offset from UTC can be written as -05:00.

It's used as a DST (summer daylight saving time).During the winter, CST - Central Standard Time(UTC-6) is in use.

Some locations use CST all year long.

Time difference to GMT/UTC

5 hours behind (UTC-05)

Other Time Zones which are named CDT

Abbreviation	Name
CDT	Cuba Daylight Time

Related timezone

CST - Central Standard Time, CT - Central Time

Iana Timezones where CDT is currently observed

America/Chicago	America/Indiana/Knox
America/Indiana/Tell_City	America/Matamoros
America/Menominee	America/North_Dakota/Beulah
America/North_Dakota/Center	America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
America/Rainy_River	America/Rankin_Inlet
America/Resolute	America/Winnipeg

Other Time Zones in UTC-05

Abbreviation	Name
ACT	Acre Time
COT	Colombia Time
CST	Cuba Standard Time
EASST	Easter Island Summer Time
ECT	Ecuador Time
EST	Eastern Standard Time
PET	Peru Time

What is Central Daylight Time: abbreviation, main facts, offsets, and other information about the time zone.