AEDT to CST Converter
Eastern Australia to US Central — mining and resources companies coordinating with Chicago commodity markets.
Time Zone Converter
Compare Times
| AEDT | CST |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM AEDT | 3:00 PM CST |
| 9:00 AM AEDT | 4:00 PM CST |
| 10:00 AM AEDT | 5:00 PM CST |
| 11:00 AM AEDT | 6:00 PM CST |
| 12:00 PM AEDT | 7:00 PM CST |
| 1:00 PM AEDT | 8:00 PM CST |
| 2:00 PM AEDT | 9:00 PM CST |
| 3:00 PM AEDT | 10:00 PM CST |
| 4:00 PM AEDT | 11:00 PM CST |
| 5:00 PM AEDT | 12:00 AM CST |
| 6:00 PM AEDT | 1:00 AM CST |
| 7:00 PM AEDT | 2:00 AM CST |
| 8:00 PM AEDT | 3:00 AM CST |
Common Time Conversions
EST · New York →
CST · Chicago →
MST · Denver →
PST · Los Angeles →
AKST · Anchorage →
HST · Honolulu →
UTC · Universal →
GMT · London →
IST · New Delhi →
CET · Paris →
How Time Zone Conversion Works
Time zone conversion works by comparing the UTC offset of one location to another. Every city or region is measured relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which acts as the global reference point for civil time.
CST is 17 hours behind AEDT (standard time).
Daylight Saving Time: Both AEDT and CST observe DST, but on opposite-hemisphere schedules. When one springs forward, the other falls back — so the offset shifts four times per year instead of the usual two.
Best Meeting Times: AEDT & CST
AEDT
20:00–21:00
Eastern Australia Daylight Time
CST
03:00–04:00
Central Time
Recommended time: 20:00 AEDT / 03:00 CST
DST schedule for 2026
Current-year daylight saving start and end dates for the selected zones.
AEDT · Eastern Australia Daylight Time
Standard offset +11:00
- Starts
- Oct 4, 2026 · 02:00 → 03:00
- first_sunday_of_october
- Ends
- Apr 5, 2026 · 03:00 → 02:00
- first_sunday_of_april
- Daylight time
- AEDT · +11:00
AEDT is the daylight-saving designation used in southeastern Australia; Queensland remains on AEST (UTC+10) year-round and is not represented by this code. Two Australian territories have unusual DST offsets: Lord Howe Island (NSW) uses UTC+10:30 in winter and UTC+11 in summer — the only jurisdiction in the world with a 30-minute DST shift; Norfolk Island uses UTC+11 in winter and UTC+12 in summer, following the same transition dates as eastern states.
CST · Central Time
Standard offset −06:00
- Starts
- Mar 8, 2026 · 02:00 → 03:00
- second_sunday_of_march
- Ends
- Nov 1, 2026 · 02:00 → 01:00
- first_sunday_of_november
- Daylight time
- CDT · −05:00
Most of Mexico no longer observes DST as of 2022; only a few border-state municipalities still do.
Principal Cities
AEDT — Eastern Australia Daylight Time
- SydneyAustralia
- MelbourneAustralia
- CanberraAustralia
- HobartAustralia
CST — Central Time
- Mexico CityMexico
- ChicagoUnited States
- HoustonUnited States
- GuadalajaraMexico
Flight Information
Route
SYD ↔ ORD
Avg. flight time
20h
Direct flights
Not available
~20h with stopover.