PST to CST
PST is UTC−7 and CST is UTC−5 today — CST is 2 hours ahead of PST. Abbreviations are for reading: this page resolves PST to America/Los_Angeles and CST to America/Chicago, which are the names that do not go ambiguous.
CST: US Central — China Standard Time also uses these letters.
The working day, side by side
Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours on both sides. Current abbreviations: PDT and CDT.
| City | 00:00 in PST | 01:00 in PST | 02:00 in PST | 03:00 in PST | 04:00 in PST | 05:00 in PST | 06:00 in PST | 07:00 in PST | 08:00 in PST | 09:00 in PST | 10:00 in PST | 11:00 in PST | 12:00 in PST | 13:00 in PST | 14:00 in PST | 15:00 in PST | 16:00 in PST | 17:00 in PST | 18:00 in PST | 19:00 in PST | 20:00 in PST | 21:00 in PST | 22:00 in PST | 23:00 in PST |
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| PST—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| CST—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
- Working hours
- Shoulder
- Night
- Overlap
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Common questions
What is PST in CST?
CST is 2 hours ahead of PST today: noon in PST is 14:00 in CST.
Is PST the same all year?
PST refers to the offset used by America/Los_Angeles. Where that zone observes daylight saving, the letters change with it, which is why this site stores the identifier and not the abbreviation.
When can PST and CST meet?
Working hours overlap for 7 hours a day: the shaded overlap is 11:00–18:00 in CST (09:00–16:00 your time).