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What is CST in MST?

Mountain Time is 1 hour behind

Central Time is on UTC−6:00 and Mountain Time is on UTC−7:00 right now. That gap holds all year, because both zones change their clocks on the same dates.

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MST — Mountain Time

1:00 am

MST, Sat

Time in Chicago
2:29:07 AM
Time in Denver
1:29:07 AM
Difference
−1 h
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

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.

Mountain Time

Sunday, March 14, 2027

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

CST to MST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Central Time to Mountain Time. 1 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Denver, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm CST, which is 9:00 am to 5:00 pm MST. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

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

Mountain Time (MST) is used in Salt Lake City, Albuquerque and Calgary. Arizona keeps MST all year and does not follow MDT.

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