GMT to CST
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time, UTC+0) and CST (Central Standard Time, UTC−6) are fixed offsets, so the gap never changes: CST is always 6 hours behind GMT. Use the table below to convert any GMT time to CST.
CST is 6 hours behind GMT.
Also searched as UTC to Central Time, or GMT vs CST.
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CST is the standard (winter) offset for US Central. From mid-March to early November those clocks run on CDT (UTC−5) for daylight saving.
Common GMT to CST times
- 12 AM GMT is 6:00 PM CST (−1 day)
- 5 AM GMT is 11:00 PM CST (−1 day)
- 9 AM GMT is 3:00 AM CST
- 10 AM GMT is 4:00 AM CST
- 12 PM GMT is 6:00 AM CST
- 1 PM GMT is 7:00 AM CST
- 2 PM GMT is 8:00 AM CST
- 3 PM GMT is 9:00 AM CST
- 4 PM GMT is 10:00 AM CST
- 5 PM GMT is 11:00 AM CST
- 6 PM GMT is 12:00 PM CST
- 7 PM GMT is 1:00 PM CST
- 8 PM GMT is 2:00 PM CST
- 9 PM GMT is 3:00 PM CST
- 10 PM GMT is 4:00 PM CST
Full GMT to CST conversion table
| GMT | CST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 6:00 PM (−1 day) |
| 1:00 AM | 7:00 PM (−1 day) |
| 2:00 AM | 8:00 PM (−1 day) |
| 3:00 AM | 9:00 PM (−1 day) |
| 4:00 AM | 10:00 PM (−1 day) |
| 5:00 AM | 11:00 PM (−1 day) |
| 6:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 6:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
FAQ
What is the GMT to CST time difference?
CST is 6 hours behind GMT. GMT is Greenwich Mean Time at a fixed UTC+0, and CST is Central Standard Time at UTC−6. Because both are named constant offsets rather than city clocks, the gap does not move — the 24-hour table above reads the same every day of the year. To convert by hand, subtract 6 hours from the GMT time.
What time is 9 AM GMT in CST?
9 AM GMT is 3:00 AM CST. That follows from the gap of 6 hours between UTC+0 and UTC−6, so every GMT hour moves by the same amount. The full 24-hour table above lists every hour, so you can convert any GMT time to CST at a glance. Because both are fixed offsets, that mapping is identical on any date — there is no daylight-saving exception to remember.
Is GMT ahead of or behind CST?
CST is 6 hours behind GMT, which is the same as saying GMT is 6 hours ahead of CST. That comes straight from the two offsets: UTC+0 for GMT against UTC−6 for CST. So at the same instant, 9:00 AM on GMT reads 3:00 AM on CST. Both are fixed named offsets, so the direction and the size of that gap hold all year.
Does GMT to CST change with daylight saving?
The GMT↔CST offset itself never changes: UTC+0 to UTC−6 is a constant 6 hours gap. Note: CST is the standard (winter) offset for US Central. From mid-March to early November those clocks run on CDT (UTC−5) for daylight saving. What can change is which abbreviation a region is using at a given date, which is why the notes above link across to the matching conversion. Converting between the named offsets themselves, as this page does, is the same arithmetic on every day of the year.
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