What is CST in MSK?

Moscow Time is 9 hours ahead

Central Time is on UTC−6:00 and Moscow Time is on UTC+3:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

Convert a time

CST — Central Time

MSK — Moscow Time

11:00 am

MSK, Sat

Time in Chicago: 2:28:55 AM
Time in Moscow: 11:28:55 AM
Difference: +9 h
Next clock change: March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Central Time and Moscow Time do not change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap between them is not the same all year. Most converters show only today’s figure. These are the periods ahead:

Now – March 14, 2027Moscow Time is 9 hours ahead
March 14, 2027 – November 7, 2027Moscow Time is 8 hours ahead
November 7, 2027 – onwardsMoscow Time is 9 hours ahead

Periods shorter than a day are not listed. Each zone changes at its own local time, so on a date when both move there are a few hours when the gap is briefly something else.

Daylight saving

Central Time

Sunday, March 14, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time, and the zone is on CDT after that.

Moscow Time

No clock changes

Moscow Time stays on MSK all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

CST to MSK conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Central Time to Moscow Time. 9 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Moscow, which is marked.

12:00 am CST: 9:00 am MSK
1:00 am CST: 10:00 am MSK
2:00 am CST: 11:00 am MSK
3:00 am CST: 12:00 pm MSK
4:00 am CST: 1:00 pm MSK
5:00 am CST: 2:00 pm MSK
6:00 am CST: 3:00 pm MSK
7:00 am CST: 4:00 pm MSK
8:00 am CST: 5:00 pm MSK
9:00 am CST: 6:00 pm MSK
10:00 am CST: 7:00 pm MSK
11:00 am CST: 8:00 pm MSK

12:00 pm CST: 9:00 pm MSK
1:00 pm CST: 10:00 pm MSK
2:00 pm CST: 11:00 pm MSK
3:00 pm CST: 12:00 am MSK+1 day
4:00 pm CST: 1:00 am MSK+1 day
5:00 pm CST: 2:00 am MSK+1 day
6:00 pm CST: 3:00 am MSK+1 day
7:00 pm CST: 4:00 am MSK+1 day
8:00 pm CST: 5:00 am MSK+1 day
9:00 pm CST: 6:00 am MSK+1 day
10:00 pm CST: 7:00 am MSK+1 day
11:00 pm CST: 8:00 am MSK+1 day

Scheduling between the two

There is no overlap between a nine-to-six working day in Chicago and one in Moscow — the gap is too wide. A call has to sit early or late for one side. Early morning in Chicago is the usual compromise, since that is late afternoon or evening in Moscow.

A note on CST: it can also mean China Standard Time (UTC+8) and Cuba Standard Time (UTC−5). This page means US Central Time.

Central Time (CST) is used in Dallas, Houston, Mexico City and Winnipeg

Moscow Time (MSK) is used in western Russia. Russia abolished daylight saving in 2011.