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PST to CST: convert Pacific Time to Central Time

CST is 2 hours ahead of PST all year.

Both clocks change for daylight saving on similar schedules, so the gap between them does not move.

PST also abbreviates Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8). These pages use the North American meaning.

CST also abbreviates China Standard Time (UTC+8) and Cuba Standard Time (UTC-5). These pages use the North American meaning.

One instant, two local clocks

Drag one day across both zones

Shared instant12:00 UTC
Difference nowCST is 2 hours ahead
PSTPacific Time
04:00Thu, Jan 15
CSTCentral Time
06:00Thu, Jan 15
Approximate daylight 09:00 to 17:00 Selected local time

Both lanes show the same instant. Local dates, daylight, and offsets come from each IANA zone on the selected date, so daylight saving changes are included.

Right now

PST: Pacific Time

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CST: Central Time

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Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.

PST to CST hour by hour

PSTCST
12:00 AM2:00 AM
1:00 AM3:00 AM
2:00 AM4:00 AM
3:00 AM5:00 AM
4:00 AM6:00 AM
5:00 AM7:00 AM
6:00 AM8:00 AM
7:00 AM9:00 AM
8:00 AM10:00 AM
9:00 AM11:00 AM
10:00 AM12:00 PM
11:00 AM1:00 PM
12:00 PM2:00 PM
1:00 PM3:00 PM
2:00 PM4:00 PM
3:00 PM5:00 PM
4:00 PM6:00 PM
5:00 PM7:00 PM
6:00 PM8:00 PM
7:00 PM9:00 PM
8:00 PM10:00 PM
9:00 PM11:00 PM
10:00 PM12:00 AM (next day)
11:00 PM1:00 AM (next day)

Scheduling a call between PST and CST

Standard business hours (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in PST, which is 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM in CST.

CST to PST (reverse)Open the full converter

More PST conversions

Offsets are computed from the IANA time zone database for January 15 and July 15 of the current year. PST here means Pacific Time (United States and Canada); CST means Central Time (United States and Canada).