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In North America, Central Time observes standard time at six hours behind UTC (UTC-6), shifting to five hours behind (UTC-5) during daylight saving time. Standard time in the zone is based on the mean solar time of the 90th meridian west of Greenwich.

Central Standard Time (CST) is the second easternmost time zone in the United States and is also used in Canada. It covers all or parts of 20 states in the US and three provinces or territories in Canada.

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Prefer to name a city or convert with CST to EST. Historically, Indiana’s zone map shifted several times in the twentieth century; the current Eastern-majority / Central-pocket layout has been stable for years under DOT boundary rules.

What time is it in Central Standard Time (North America) now? It is 05:59:43 right now. Convert UTC to CST. CST time now, get the current time in Central Standard Time (North America) with UTC time offset, time difference and current date in time zone.

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