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Chicago · Houston · Dallas
Find the best shared slot in the date and time meeting planner.
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Chicago · Houston · Dallas
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Tokyo · Osaka · Yokohama
CDT to JST converter
Free CDT to JST converter. See Central Daylight Time and Japan Standard Time side by side. Live clocks, a 14 hours gap, meeting hours, and a full-day chart for Chicago and Tokyo.
America/Chicago
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CDT → JST
To · Japan Standard Time
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Asia/Tokyo
Interactive diagram
Drag the Central DT hour. Watch the Japan clock change.
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JST ← CDT
Full-day chart
Full-day table. Tap a row to copy. Labels follow daylight saving.
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Meeting times
Find hours that work on both sides. Then save the slot to your calendar.
Follow along
Four short steps to convert any CDT time to JST.
Select any hour in Central Daylight Time. Smart mode uses America/Chicago.
CDT to JST conversion guide
This CDT to JST converter shows Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) for any Central Daylight Time (UTC−5) time. Use it to schedule between Chicago and Tokyo. Choose Smart DST for live city clocks. Choose Fixed mode when you only want the CDT and JST labels.
Central DT
UTC−5
Chicago · Houston · Dallas
Japan
UTC+9
Tokyo · Osaka · Yokohama
CDT to JST conversion turns a CDT clock into the matching JST time. Use it for calls, travel, and teams in Chicago and Tokyo.
JST is 14 hours ahead of CDT. Add 14 hours to the CDT time to get JST. The live clocks at the top show the current CDT to JST gap.
CDT is UTC−5. JST is UTC+9. They are different names. If a region uses daylight saving, check the live labels.
Need cdt to jst right now? Read the live clocks, or tap Use current time for an instant CDT → JST result.
CDT to JST time difference
See how daylight saving can change this pair.
UTC−5
Central Daylight Time (CDT) is UTC−5. Smart DST uses the city clock America/Chicago so daylight saving stays correct for Chicago · Houston · Dallas.
UTC+9
Japan Standard Time (JST) is UTC+9. Smart DST uses Asia/Tokyo for cities such as Tokyo · Osaka · Yokohama.
CDT to JST FAQ