time zone central
Currently has same time zone offset as CST (UTC -6) but different time zone name. Central Standard Time (CST) is 6 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is in use during standard time in: North America, Central America. This time zone is often called Central Time. See full time zone map. Summer Time & DST. Some places observe daylight saving time/summer time during the summer, and therefore use CDT (Central Daylight Time) in the summer. Email Time Zone Indicator: -0600. An email sent from someone in the Central Standard Time (CST) time zone will have the time zone listed as -0600 in the headers of the email. (However, -0600 does not have to be in Central Standard Time, as other time zones could have the same UTC offset).