MDT Time Now — Mountain Daylight Time
The current MDT time (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC -06:00) is shown below.
MDT — UTC -06:00
Thursday, 22 October 2026 MDT
The clock always shows MDT (UTC -06:00). Places in this zone switch between standard and daylight time during the year, so their local time can differ from MDT by an hour.
Where MDT is used
In 2026, 6 zones in the tz database show MDT , all of them for only part of the year .
| Zone | Country | January | July |
|---|---|---|---|
| America/Boise | United States | MST -07:00 | MDT -06:00 |
| America/Cambridge Bay | Canada | MST -07:00 | MDT -06:00 |
| America/Ciudad Juarez | Mexico | MST -07:00 | MDT -06:00 |
| America/Denver | United States | MST -07:00 | MDT -06:00 |
| America/Edmonton | Canada | MST -07:00 | MDT -06:00 |
| America/Inuvik | Canada | MST -07:00 | MDT -06:00 |
About MDT
Offset & DST
UTC offset: -06:00
Daylight saving: Observed
Standard-time counterpart: MST (UTC -07:00)
Representative IANA zone: America/Denver
IANA zones at MDT
Converting MDT to other time zones
MDT is fixed at UTC -06:00 — written -0600 in email headers and -06:00 in ISO 8601 timestamps. In 2026, Denver is on MDT from 8 March to 1 November. The table below uses each abbreviation's own fixed offset; for a specific place, check its city page, since local clocks switch between standard and daylight abbreviations.
| Zone | Difference | When it's 12:00 MDT | Converter |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC Coordinated Universal Time | +6 h | 18:00 | Hour by hour → |
| PST Pacific Standard Time | −2 h | 10:00 | Hour by hour → |
| MST Mountain Standard Time | −1 h | 11:00 | Hour by hour → |
| EST Eastern Standard Time | +1 h | 13:00 | Hour by hour → |
| BRT Brasília Time | +3 h | 15:00 | Hour by hour → |
| BST British Summer Time | +7 h | 19:00 | Hour by hour → |
| CET Central European Time | +7 h | 19:00 | Hour by hour → |
| EET Eastern European Time | +8 h | 20:00 | Hour by hour → |
| MSK Moscow Standard Time | +9 h | 21:00 | Hour by hour → |
| GST Gulf Standard Time | +10 h | 22:00 | Hour by hour → |
| IST India Standard Time | +11:30 h | 23:30 | Hour by hour → |
| CST China Standard Time | +14 h | 02:00 (+1 day) | Hour by hour → |
| JST Japan Standard Time | +15 h | 03:00 (+1 day) | Hour by hour → |
| AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time | +16 h | 04:00 (+1 day) | Hour by hour → |
Countries commonly using MDT
Other zones at UTC -06:00
MDT questions
- What is MDT in UTC?
- MDT (Mountain Daylight Time) is UTC -06:00. In ISO 8601 timestamps it is written -06:00, in email and HTTP headers -0600.
- Is MDT the same as MST?
- No. MDT is UTC -06:00; MST is UTC -07:00, the standard time the same places use for the other part of the year. In 2026, Denver is on MDT from 8 March to 1 November.
- Which countries use MDT?
- In 2026, zones showing MDT are found in Canada, Mexico, United States.
More tools for MDT
Look up the exact IANA zone behind MDT, see it on the offset map, or compare it against other cities.