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Convert Central European Time to Central Time

CET · UTC+1 → CST · UTC−6

CET is 7 hours ahead of CST

Paris · CEST

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Chicago · CDT

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

When are both sides at work?

0003060912151821
ParisCEST · +02:00
0003060912151821
ChicagoCDT · -05:00
1720230205081114

Shared working hours: 16:00–18:00 in Paris is 09:00–11:00 in Chicago.

Working (09–18) Awake, off the clock Asleep (23–07)

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13:26 Wed 7 Oct Paris = 06:26 Wed 7 Oct Chicago

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Hour-by-hour conversion

Paris (CET)Chicago (CST)
00:0017:00prev. day
01:0018:00prev. day
02:0019:00prev. day
03:0020:00prev. day
04:0021:00prev. day
05:0022:00prev. day
06:0023:00prev. day
07:0000:00
08:0001:00
09:0002:00
10:0003:00
11:0004:00
12:0005:00
13:0006:00Now
14:0007:00
15:0008:00
16:0009:00Both at work
17:0010:00Both at work
18:0011:00
19:0012:00
20:0013:00
21:0014:00
22:0015:00
23:0016:00

About this conversion

CET here means Central European Time, represented by Paris (Europe/Paris), currently UTC+2. CST means Central Time, represented by Chicago (America/Chicago), currently UTC−5.

CET is used by 33 zones, including France. If you meant a different one, see every meaning of CET.

CST is used by 15 zones, including United States. See every meaning of CST.

Working hours are shown as 09:00–18:00 local, and sleeping hours as 23:00–07:00. The hour table is anchored on the current day in Paris; day boundaries are marked where the date differs.

Quick answers

  • 09:00 CET is 02:00 CST
  • 12:00 CET is 05:00 CST
  • 15:00 CET is 08:00 CST
  • 18:00 CET is 11:00 CST

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