Time zone converter
CST to PST
Pacific Time (PST) is 2 hours behind Central Time (CST) all year (apart from a few hours on the nights the clocks change).
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CST to PST, hour by hour
Each hour of the day in Central Time, and the time in Pacific Time at that moment.
| CST / CDT | PST / PDT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 10:00 pm (day before) |
| 1:00 am | 11:00 pm (day before) |
| 2:00 am | 12:00 am |
| 3:00 am | 1:00 am |
| 4:00 am | 2:00 am |
| 5:00 am | 3:00 am |
| 6:00 am | 4:00 am |
| 7:00 am | 5:00 am |
| 8:00 am | 6:00 am |
| 9:00 am | 7:00 am |
| 10:00 am | 8:00 am |
| 11:00 am | 9:00 am |
| 12:00 pm | 10:00 am |
| 1:00 pm | 11:00 am |
| 2:00 pm | 12:00 pm |
| 3:00 pm | 1:00 pm |
| 4:00 pm | 2:00 pm |
| 5:00 pm | 3:00 pm |
| 6:00 pm | 4:00 pm |
| 7:00 pm | 5:00 pm |
| 8:00 pm | 6:00 pm |
| 9:00 pm | 7:00 pm |
| 10:00 pm | 8:00 pm |
| 11:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
Working hours overlap
When 9 am – 5 pm on both sides meet, in each side's own time.
| January | July | |
|---|---|---|
| Central Time | 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (6 hours) | 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (6 hours) |
| Pacific Time | 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (6 hours) | 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (6 hours) |
About these abbreviations
- CST: US Central Time (Chicago), CDT in summer. China Standard Time is also written CST; that is a different zone, UTC+8.
- PST: US Pacific Time (Los Angeles). In summer it is PDT; people often say PST all year, and this page follows the clock, not the label.
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