CST

E89044

CST is a North American time standard that is six hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−6), commonly used in the central regions of the United States, Canada, and parts of Mexico.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf time standard
time zone
belongsToContinent North America
belongsToHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
CDTFullName Central Daylight Time
CDTUTCOffset UTC−05:00
commonLanguageContext English
contrastsWith CDT
coordinatedWith Coordinated Universal Time
DSTShiftFromVariant -1 hour from CDT
DSTShiftToVariant +1 hour to CDT
fullName Central Standard Time
hasDaylightSavingVariant CDT
IANAIdentifierExample America/Chicago
America/Mexico_City
America/Winnipeg
isAbbreviation CST
isStandardTimeFor Central Time Zone
observedInSeason early spring
late autumn
winter
observesDaylightSavingWith Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
offsetDirectionFromUTC behind
offsetMagnitudeFromUTC six hours
partOfTimeZoneSystem North American time zones
relatedTimeZone EST
MST
timeNotation 12-hour clock (commonly)
24-hour clock (also used)
timeZoneAbbreviationFor Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Time Zone (standard time)
typicalCity City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago

Dallas NERFINISHED
Mexico City
Winnipeg NERFINISHED
usedBy businesses
governments
individuals
usedFor broadcast scheduling
business hours
civil timekeeping
transportation schedules
usedInCountry Canada
Mexico
United States of America
surface form: United States
usedInRegion central Canada
central United States
parts of Mexico
UTCOffset UTC−06:00
UTCOffsetHours -6

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.