Convert CDT to PKT
PKT is 10 hours ahead of CDT. CDT is UTC−5 and PKT is UTC+5.
Right now: CDT · PKT
Best time to schedule a meeting
Standard 9–5 working hours do not overlap at all between CDT and PKT. Someone has to take an early or late call — or use asynchronous communication instead.
| CDT | PKT | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 7:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 10:00 AM | 8:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 11:00 AM | 9:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 12:00 PM | 10:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 1:00 PM | 11:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 2:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 3:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 4:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 5:00 PM | 3:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
CDT to PKT conversion table
| CDT | PKT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 3:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| 4:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 6:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 8:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 9:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) |
| 3:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 4:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 5:00 PM | 3:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
| 7:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
| 8:00 PM | 6:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) |
| 10:00 PM | 8:00 AM (next day) |
| 11:00 PM | 9:00 AM (next day) |
About CDT
Central Daylight Time (CDT) is UTC−5. It is used in Chicago, Dallas and Houston from March to November.
Central Daylight Time is UTC−5, the summer clock for Chicago, Dallas and Houston, from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. Mexico is the complication: it abolished daylight saving nationally in 2022, so Mexico City stays on UTC−6 all year and is now an hour behind Chicago for eight months of the year rather than matching it.
About PKT
Pakistan Standard Time (PKT) is UTC+5. It is used in Pakistan, all year.
Pakistan Standard Time is UTC+5 and does not change through the year — daylight saving has been tried twice and abandoned twice. It sits half an hour behind India, which is the only pair of neighbouring countries in the region separated by a half-hour step rather than a whole one, and a common source of missed calls across that border.
Does this gap change with the seasons?
This gap is seasonal. The abbreviations themselves are fixed offsets, but the region on CDT switches to CST (UTC−6) from November to March. So the 10-hour figure on this page is correct for the part of the year when both places are actually on these abbreviations, and changes by an hour outside it.
PKT does not shift, so the whole change comes from one side. A recurring meeting fixed in PKT will appear to move by an hour for everyone on the other side, twice a year, without anyone changing anything.
This is the reason scheduling systems store an IANA zone such as Region/City rather than an offset or an abbreviation: the zone knows its own rules and the offset does not.
Frequently asked questions
What time is 9:00 AM CDT in PKT?
9:00 AM CDT is 7:00 PM PKT.
Is PKT ahead of CDT?
PKT is 10 hours ahead of CDT.
Which time zone does this use?
CDT is UTC−5 and PKT is UTC+5. Both abbreviations denote a single fixed offset, so this conversion never shifts with daylight saving — what changes is which abbreviation a place is using at the time.