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PDT/PST

Pacific Daylight Time

GMT -7

PST automatically adjusted to PDT time zone, that is in use

CDT/CST

Central Daylight Time

GMT -5

CST automatically adjusted to CDT time zone, that is in use

Time Difference

Pacific Daylight Time is 2 hours behind Central Daylight Time
10:00 pm22:00 in PDT is 12:00 am00:00 in CDT

PST to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-4pm in PST which corresponds to 10am-6pm in CST

10:00 pm22:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
12:00 am00:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

10:00 pm22:00 PDT / 12:00 am00:00 CDT

PDT CDT
12am (midnight) 2am
1am 3am
2am 4am
3am 5am
4am 6am
5am 7am
6am 8am
7am 9am
8am 10am
9am 11am
10am 12pm (noon)
11am 1pm
12pm (noon) 2pm
1pm 3pm
2pm 4pm
3pm 5pm
4pm 6pm
5pm 7pm
6pm 8pm
7pm 9pm
8pm 10pm
9pm 11pm
10pm 12am (midnight)
11pm 1am
0:00 2:00
1:00 3:00
2:00 4:00
3:00 5:00
4:00 6:00
5:00 7:00
6:00 8:00
7:00 9:00
8:00 10:00
9:00 11:00
10:00 12:00
11:00 13:00
12:00 14:00
13:00 15:00
14:00 16:00
15:00 17:00
16:00 18:00
17:00 19:00
18:00 20:00
19:00 21:00
20:00 22:00
21:00 23:00
22:00 0:00
23:00 1:00

Pacific Standard Time

Offset: PST is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries: It is used in following countries: Canada, Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST timezone is Los Angeles from USA with population about 3.793 million people. Other major cities in the area are Vancouver, Tijuana, San Diego, San Jose

French: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste

PST to CST Converter - Savvy Time (2)

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

PST to CST Converter - Savvy Time (3)End: Pacific Standard Time (PST) has ended on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 10, 2024, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on second Sunday of March.

PST to CST Converter - Savvy Time (4)Start: Pacific Standard Time (PST) starts on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 3, 2024, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of November.

PST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data

  • -08 - basic short
  • -0800 - basic
  • -08:00 - extended

Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers

  • -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates eight hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.

Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others

  • Uniform - Military abbreviation for PST
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'

IANA/Olson: Reflects PST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems

  • America/Ensenada
  • America/Los_Angeles
  • America/Santa_Isabel
  • America/Tijuana
  • America/Vancouver
  • Canada/Pacific
  • Mexico/BajaNorte
  • PST8PDT
  • US/Pacific

PST Abbreviation: Several time zones share PST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones

  • Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
  • Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
  • Peru Standard Time - UTC -5

Time zones with the GMT -8 offset:

  • AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
  • PST - Pacific Standard Time
  • PT - Pacific Time
  • PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
  • U - Uniform Time Zone

Central Standard Time

Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries: It is used in following countries: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST timezone is Mexico City from Mexico with population about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in the area are Chicago, Houston, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

PST to CST Converter - Savvy Time (5)

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Central Daylight Time (CDT).

PST to CST Converter - Savvy Time (6)End: Central Standard Time (CST) has ended on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 10, 2024, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on second Sunday of March.

PST to CST Converter - Savvy Time (7)Start: Central Standard Time (CST) starts on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 3, 2024, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of November.

CST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data

  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended

Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers

  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates six hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.

Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others

  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'

IANA/Olson: Reflects CST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems

  • America/Bahia_Banderas
  • America/Belize
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Chihuahua
  • America/Costa_Rica
  • America/El_Salvador
  • America/Guatemala
  • America/Indiana/Knox
  • America/Indiana/Tell_City
  • America/Knox_IN
  • America/Managua
  • America/Matamoros
  • America/Menominee
  • America/Merida
  • America/Mexico_City
  • America/Monterrey
  • America/North_Dakota/Beulah
  • America/North_Dakota/Center
  • America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
  • America/Ojinaga
  • America/Rainy_River
  • America/Rankin_Inlet
  • America/Regina
  • America/Resolute
  • America/Swift_Current
  • America/Tegucigalpa
  • America/Winnipeg
  • CST6CDT
  • Canada/Central
  • Canada/Saskatchewan
  • Mexico/General
  • US/Central
  • US/Indiana-Starke

CST Abbreviation: Several time zones share CST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones

  • Central Standard Time - UTC -6
  • China Standard Time - UTC +8
  • Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
  • Colombia Standard Time - UTC -5

Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:

  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone

EST to IST GMT to EST PST to EST EST to GMT PST to GMT

PST to CST Converter - Savvy Time (2024)

FAQs

Is PST always 2 hours behind CST? ›

Pacific Standard Time (PST) is 2 hours behind Central Standard Time (CST). To convert PST to CST, you have to add two hours. Pacific Standard Time (PST) is 1 hour behind Mountain Standard Time (MST).

What is 3pm PST converted to CST? ›

PST to CST Chart
PST TimeCST Time
02:00 pm PST04:00 pm CST
03:00 pm PST05:00 pm CST
04:00 pm PST06:00 pm CST
05:00 pm PST07:00 pm CST
20 more rows

What is 2pm CST converted to PST? ›

CST to PST Chart
CST TimePST Time
01:00 pm CST11:00 am PST
02:00 pm CST12:00 pm PST (noon)
03:00 pm CST01:00 pm PST
04:00 pm CST02:00 pm PST
20 more rows

What is the time change between PST and CST? ›

What is the difference between WEST and PST time zones? The Western European Summer Time (WEST) is 8 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time (PST).

Is California PST or PDT now? ›

Time Zone in Los Angeles, California, USA
Current:PDT — Pacific Daylight Time
Next Change:PST — Pacific Standard Time
Current Offset:UTC/GMT -7 hours
Difference:2 hours behind Minneapolis

What time zone is 2 hours ahead of CST? ›

Atlantic Standard Time (AST) is 2 hours ahead of Central Standard Time (CST). To convert AST to CST, you have to subtract two hours. Atlantic Standard Time (AST) is 3 hours ahead of Mountain Standard Time (MST).

How do you convert time to CST? ›

  1. pm IST. is. 2 am CST.
  2. pm IST. is. 3 am CST.
  3. pm IST. is. 4 am CST.
  4. pm IST. is. 5 am CST.
  5. pm IST. is. 6 am CST.
  6. pm IST. is. 7 am CST.
  7. pm IST. is. 8 am CST.
  8. pm IST. is. 9 am CST.

What is CST right now? ›

What time is it in Central Standard Time (North America) now? It is 17:47:09 right now.

What is the difference between PST CST and EST? ›

Is Pacific time 3 hours behind Eastern time? Yes, Pacific Standard Time (PST) is three hours behind Eastern Standard Time (EST). Each time zone in the US moving west from EST moves back by one hour; 4pm EST is 3pm CST, 2pm MST, and 1pm PST.

What is the time change for PST? ›

DateClocks changeNew timezone
Sun 06 Nov 2022BackUTC-08:00 (PST)
Sun 12 Mar 2023ForwardUTC-07:00 (PDT)
Sun 05 Nov 2023BackUTC-08:00 (PST)
Sun 10 Mar 2024ForwardUTC-07:00 (PDT)
6 more rows

Is California 2 hours behind central time? ›

California is 2 hours behind Central Time. Press any time in the table below to open and share the event time page.

What time is it Pacific Standard Time right now Pacific Time? ›

Pacific Time in California
Time Zone Abbreviation & NameCurrent Time
PTPacific TimeTue, 6:00:05 pm

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