CST – China Standard Time
CST is UTC+8.
China Standard Time is used in all of mainland China all year, along with Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, which use the same offset. Not to be confused with US Central Standard Time.
Convert CST to other time zones
When it's 12:00 PM CST:
| Zone | Difference | Time |
|---|---|---|
| UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) | −8 h | 4:00 AM |
| EST (Eastern Standard Time) | −13 h | 11:00 PM |
| CST (Central Standard Time) | −14 h | 10:00 PM |
| PST (Pacific Standard Time) | −16 h | 8:00 PM |
| GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) | −8 h | 4:00 AM |
| CET (Central European Time) | −7 h | 5:00 AM |
| IST (India Standard Time) | −2.5 h | 9:30 AM |
| JST (Japan Standard Time) | +1 h | 1:00 PM |
| AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) | +2 h | 2:00 PM |
To convert a specific time and date, with daylight saving applied, use the time zone converter.