Pennsylvania, USA
EST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CT
Central Time
GMT -6
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Compare Pittsburgh time with CT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

EST (Eastern Standard Time) is 1 hour ahead of Central Time
7:00 am07:00 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA is 6:00 am06:00 in CT

Pittsburgh to CT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-5pm in Pittsburgh which corresponds to 9am-4pm in CT

7:00 am07:00 EST (Eastern Standard Time) (Pittsburgh, PA, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 Central Time (CT). Offset UTC -6:00 hours

7:00 am07:00 Pittsburgh, PA, USA / 6:00 am06:00 CT

Pittsburgh, PA, USACT
12am (midnight)11pm
1am12am (midnight)
2am1am
3am2am
4am3am
5am4am
6am5am
7am6am
8am7am
9am8am
10am9am
11am10am
12pm (noon)11am
1pm12pm (noon)
2pm1pm
3pm2pm
4pm3pm
5pm4pm
6pm5pm
7pm6pm
8pm7pm
9pm8pm
10pm9pm
11pm10pm
00:0023:00
01:0000:00
02:0001:00
03:0002:00
04:0003:00
05:0004:00
06:0005:00
07:0006:00
08:0007:00
09:0008:00
10:0009:00
11:0010:00
12:0011:00
13:0012:00
14:0013:00
15:0014:00
16:0015:00
17:0016:00
18:0017:00
19:0018:00
20:0019:00
21:0020:00
22:0021:00
23:0022:00

Pittsburgh Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
EST - Eastern Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-4:00 hours during Eastern Daylight Time, currently in use.
-5:00 hours during Eastern Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amSunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 2nd Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of November. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Pittsburgh Facts

Country
USA
State
Pennsylvania
Alternative Names
Allegheny, Fort Dunmore, Fort Duquesne, Fort Pitt, Fort Trent, PIT, Pitsbrg, Pitsburg, Pitsburga, Pitsburgas, Pitsburgo, Pitsmpernk, Pitts-Bourg, Pittsbarig, Pittsburg, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgum, Pittsburq, The Manor of Pittsburgh, bytsbrgh, phitts beirk, pi ci bao, pi zi bao, picheubeogeu, pitasabaraga, pitsabarga, pitspark, pits‌barg, pittsubagu, pytsbrg pnsylwanya, pytsbwrg, Πίτσμπεργκ, Питсбург, Питсбърг, Питтсбург, Пітсбург, Піттсбург, פיטסבורג, بيتسبرغ, پٹس برگ, پٹسبرگ, پیتسبرگ، پنسیلوانیا, पिट्सबर्ग, ਪਿਟਸਬਰਗ, பிட்ஸ்பர்க், పిట్స్‌బర్గ్, ಪಿಟ್ಸ್‌ಬರ್ಗ್, พิตต์สเบิร์ก, ピッツバーグ, 匹兹堡, 匹茲堡, 피츠버그
Population
304,391
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
40° 26' N Latitude / 79° 59' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Central Time

Central Time (CT) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Central Standard Time (CST) or Central Daylight Time (CDT) in the United States and Canada. CT is not static but switches between CDT and CST.

Territories observing the time zone are primarily in North and Central America. It runs through several Mexican and U.S. states, as well as several Canadian provinces and Central American countries.

Countries: It is used in following countries: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States.

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST timezone is Mexico City from Mexico with population about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in the area are Chicago, Houston, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

Central Time (CT) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Central Standard Time (CST) or Central Daylight Time (CDT) in the United States and Canada. CT is not static but switches between CDT and CST.

Territories observing the time zone are primarily in North and Central America. It runs through several Mexican and U.S. states, as well as several Canadian provinces and Central American countries.

Countries: It is used in following countries: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States.

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST timezone is Mexico City from Mexico with population about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in the area are Chicago, Houston, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

CT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates six hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CT
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone