China Standard Time (CST)

Saturday, October 17, 2026

CST, China Standard Time (UTC+8)

CST can also mean Central Standard Time.

Convert CST to your time

CST
China Standard Time
Sat, Oct 17
UTC+8
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
Fri, Oct 16
UTC-8h
PST/PDT
Pacific Standard Time
Fri, Oct 16
PDTUTC-7-15h
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Shared working hours (9:00–18:00)

Convert CST to other time zones

CST (China) to UTCCST (China) to GMTCST (China) to ESTCST (China) to CSTCST (China) to MSTCST (China) to PSTCST (China) to CETCST (China) to MSKCST (China) to GSTCST (China) to PKTCST (China) to ISTCST (China) to SGTCST (China) to PHTCST (China) to JSTCST (China) to KSTCST (China) to AEST

Convert other time zones to CST

UTC to CST (China)GMT to CST (China)EST to CST (China)CST to CST (China)MST to CST (China)PST to CST (China)CET to CST (China)MSK to CST (China)GST to CST (China)PKT to CST (China)IST to CST (China)SGT to CST (China)PHT to CST (China)JST to CST (China)KST to CST (China)AEST to CST (China)

Places on UTC+8 right now

Cities whose local time currently equals UTC+8, including places on daylight saving time.

Countries that use CST

Questions and answers

What is CST?

CST stands for China Standard Time, a time zone at UTC+8.

What is the difference between CST and UTC?

CST is 8 hours ahead of UTC.

Where is CST used?

CST is used in: China, Taiwan, Macao.