17 hours ahead of CST
AEST compared with CST, right now. Swap: AEST to CST ⇄
Australian Eastern Time is on AEDT now, so the clocks above show daylight time. Using strict standard time (CST UTC−6, AEST UTC+10), AEST is 16 hours ahead of CST.
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For Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Rows where both places are inside 9 AM–5 PM are highlighted.
| CST | AEST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 1:00 AM | 6:00 PM |
| 2:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 3:00 AM | 8:00 PM |
| 4:00 AM | 9:00 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 10:00 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 11:00 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 12:00 AM (next day) |
| 8:00 AM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 10:00 AM | 3:00 AM (next day) |
| 11:00 AM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
| 1:00 PM | 6:00 AM (next day) |
| 2:00 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) |
| 3:00 PM | 8:00 AM (next day) |
| 4:00 PM | 9:00 AM (next day) |
| 5:00 PM | 10:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 11:00 AM (next day) |
| 7:00 PM | 12:00 PM (next day) |
| 8:00 PM | 1:00 PM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 2:00 PM (next day) |
| 10:00 PM | 3:00 PM (next day) |
| 11:00 PM | 4:00 PM (next day) |
Central Time (CST/CDT). Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Minneapolis, New Orleans and Winnipeg. CST is UTC−6; in summer the region uses CDT, UTC−5.
Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−6 → UTC−5).
Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart (with daylight saving from October to April) and Brisbane (without). AEST is UTC+10; AEDT is UTC+11.
Sunday, April 4, 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 3:00 AM local time (UTC+11 → UTC+10).
The current difference is shown at the top of this page. CST uses Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) as standard time and Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) during daylight saving time; AEST uses Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10) as standard time and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11) during daylight saving time. The difference can change if only one side observes daylight saving time or if their clocks change on different dates. Choose your meeting date in the converter to check the applicable offset.
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 9:00 AM in CST was 2:00 AM (next day) in AEST. The conversion table above shows today’s values.
CST: Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−6 → UTC−5). AEST: Sunday, April 4, 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 3:00 AM local time (UTC+11 → UTC+10).
CST is the standard-time name and CDT the daylight-saving name for Central Time. People often say CST all year; this converter uses the time actually in effect on the date you choose.
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