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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

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

Time Difference

Pacific Daylight Time is 2 hours behind Central Daylight Time
1:00 am01:00 in PDT is 3:00 am03:00 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

1:00 am01:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
3:00 am03:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

1:00 am01:00 PDT / 3:00 am03:00 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/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/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).

How many hours is PST to CST? ›

What is the difference between PST and CST time zones? The Pacific Standard Time (PST) is 2 hours behind of Central Standard Time (CST).

How many hours apart is CST to PST? ›

What is the difference between CST and PST time zones? The Central Standard Time (CST) is 2 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time (PST).

What Time is 10 Pdt to CST? ›

PDT to CST Chart
PDT TimeCST Time
10:00 am PDT12:00 pm CST (noon)
11:00 am PDT01:00 pm CST
12:00 pm PDT (noon)02:00 pm CST
01:00 pm PDT03:00 pm CST
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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 Wichita

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).

Is California 2 hours behind Central Time? ›

California is 2 hours behind Central Time.

What is it in CST right now? ›

What time is it in Central Standard Time (North America) now? It is 06:17:31 right now.

What is a PDT Time converter? ›

Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) is 3 hours behind Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). To convert PDT to EDT, you have to add three hours. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) is 2 hours behind Central Daylight Time (CDT). To convert PDT to CDT, you have to add two hours.

Is it CST or CDT? ›

CDT or CST? Central Daylight Time (CDT) is a North American time zone in use from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November during Daylight Saving Time (DST). Central Standard Time (CST) is used during the remainder of the year.

What Time is it right now PST in the USA? ›

Pacific Time in California
Time Zone Abbreviation & NameCurrent Time
PTPacific TimeThu, 9:09:34 am

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