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Central Standard Time
GMT -6
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How the time difference changes

For most of the year, St. John's is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of CDT. At other times of the year, St. John's is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of CST. Briefly around clock changes, St. John's is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of CST or St. John's is 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead of CDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in St. John's correspond to 6:30 am to 2:30 pm in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in St. John's correspond to 6:30 am to 2:30 pm in CST.

Compare St. John's time with CST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

NST (Newfoundland Standard Time) is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Central Standard Time
8:30 am08:30 in St. John's, Canada is 6:00 am06:00 in CST

St. John's to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11:30am-5pm in St. John's which corresponds to 9am-2:30pm in CST

8:30 am08:30 NST (Newfoundland Standard Time) (St. John's, Canada). Offset UTC -3:30 hours
6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours

8:30 am08:30 St. John's, Canada / 6:00 am06:00 CST

St. John's, CanadaCST
12am (midnight)9:30 pm
1am10:30 pm
2am11:30 pm
3am12:30 am
4am1:30 am
5am2:30 am
6am3:30 am
7am4:30 am
8am5:30 am
9am6:30 am
10am7:30 am
11am8:30 am
12pm (noon)9:30 am
1pm10:30 am
2pm11:30 am
3pm12:30 pm
4pm1:30 pm
5pm2:30 pm
6pm3:30 pm
7pm4:30 pm
8pm5:30 pm
9pm6:30 pm
10pm7:30 pm
11pm8:30 pm
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St. John's Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
NDT - Newfoundland Daylight Time
NST - Newfoundland Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-2:30 hours during Newfoundland Daylight Time, currently in use.
-3:30 hours during Newfoundland Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amSunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 2nd Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of November. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

St. John's Facts

Country
Canada
Alternative Names
Agios Ioannis Neas Gis, Baile Naoimh Eoin, Baile Naoimh Eòin, Baile Sheain, Baile Sheáin, Saint John, Saint John's, Saint-Jean, Saint-Jean de Terre-Neuve, San Juan de Terranova, Sanctus Ioannes Terrae Novae, Sejnt Dzhons, Sent DZons, Sent Dzonsas, Sent Džonsas, Sent-Dzhons, St Johns, St. John's, St. John's pa Newfoundland, St. John's på Newfoundland, St. John’s, YYT, ceyint jans, sant jwnz, seinteujonseu, sentojonzu, sheng yue han si, snt g'wns, Άγιος Ιωάννης Νέας Γης, Сейнт Джонс, Сент Џонс, Сент-Джонс, סנט ג'ונס, سانت جونز, سینٹ جان, سینٹ جانز، نیوفنلینڈ اور لیبراڈار, செயின்ட் ஜான்ஸ், სენტ-ჯონზი, セントジョンズ, 聖約翰斯, 세인트존스
Population
99,182
Currency
Dollar (CAD)
Geographic Coordinates
47° 33' N Latitude / 52° 42' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Central Standard Time

Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

CST Time Zone Geo Map
CST timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central Daylight Time (CDT).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Central Standard Time (CST) started on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Central Standard Time (CST) ends on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

CST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Bahia_Banderas
  • America/Belize
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Chihuahua
  • America/Costa_Rica
  • America/El_Salvador
  • America/Guatemala
  • America/Indiana/Knox
  • America/Indiana/Tell_City
  • America/Knox_IN
  • America/Managua
  • America/Matamoros
  • America/Menominee
  • America/Merida
  • America/Mexico_City
  • America/Monterrey
  • America/North_Dakota/Beulah
  • America/North_Dakota/Center
  • America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
  • America/Ojinaga
  • America/Rainy_River
  • America/Rankin_Inlet
  • America/Regina
  • America/Resolute
  • America/Swift_Current
  • America/Tegucigalpa
  • America/Winnipeg
  • CST6CDT
  • Canada/Central
  • Canada/Saskatchewan
  • Mexico/General
  • US/Central
  • US/Indiana-Starke
CST Abbreviation: Several time zones share CST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Standard Time - UTC -6
  • China Standard Time - UTC +8
  • Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone