MST to CST Mountain Time → Central Time
Central Time is 1 hour ahead of Mountain Time.
Best overlap: 09:00–16:00 MT = 10:00–17:00 CT · 7 hours inside work hours (9–5) for both.
Hour by hour
All year · CT is 1 hour ahead of MT
| MT | CT |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 01:00 |
| 01:00 | 02:00 |
| 02:00 | 03:00 |
| 03:00 | 04:00 |
| 04:00 | 05:00 |
| 05:00 | 06:00 |
| 06:00 | 07:00 |
| 07:00 | 08:00 |
| 08:00 | 09:00 |
| 09:00 | 10:00 |
| 10:00 | 11:00 |
| 11:00 | 12:00 |
| 12:00 | 13:00 |
| 13:00 | 14:00 |
| 14:00 | 15:00 |
| 15:00 | 16:00 |
| 16:00 | 17:00 |
| 17:00 | 18:00 |
| 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 19:00 | 20:00 |
| 20:00 | 21:00 |
| 21:00 | 22:00 |
| 22:00 | 23:00 |
| 23:00 | 00:00 +1 |
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Daylight saving time
Clocks in most of the US and Canada spring forward 1 hour on the second Sunday in March and fall back on the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 AM local time. Most of Arizona stays on MST all year (no daylight saving time), so in summer Phoenix shows the same time as Pacific Time.
Questions
What is the time difference between MST and CST?
Central Time is 1 hour ahead of Mountain Time all year. Both switch to daylight saving time on the same dates, so the gap never changes.
What time is 9 AM MST in CST?
9:00 AM MST is 10:00 AM CST.
When do the clocks change?
Clocks in most of the US and Canada spring forward 1 hour on the second Sunday in March and fall back on the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 AM local time. Most of Arizona stays on MST all year (no daylight saving time), so in summer Phoenix shows the same time as Pacific Time.
What is the best time for a meeting between MST and CST?
10:00 AM–5:00 PM CT (9:00 AM–4:00 PM MT) is inside normal 9-to-5 work hours for both: 7 hours of overlap.