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What is MST in CST?

Central Time is 1 hour ahead

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

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CST — Central Time

2:00 am

CST, Sat

Time in Denver
1:28:58 AM
Time in Chicago
2:28:58 AM
Difference
+1 h
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

Daylight saving

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.

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.

MST to CST conversion table

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

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm MST, which is 10:00 am to 6:00 pm CST. 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.

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

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

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