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CST to PST — Central Time (US & Canada) to Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Pacific Time (US & Canada) is 2 hours behind of Central Time (US & Canada) all year. Pick a date and time below — daylight saving is applied automatically.

9:00 PM CST on Sat, Aug 29, 2026 is
7:00 PM PDT
Sat, August 29, 2026 · Pacific Time (US & Canada) is 2 hours behind of Central Time (US & Canada) on this date
Right now in Central Time (US & Canada)
4:56 PM CDT · UTC−5
Sat, 8/29/2026
Right now in Pacific Time (US & Canada)
2:56 PM PDT · UTC−7
Sat, 8/29/2026
Hour-by-hour table for 2026-08-29
CSTPST
12:00 AM10:00 PM −1 day
1:00 AM11:00 PM −1 day
2:00 AM12:00 AM
3:00 AM1:00 AM
4:00 AM2:00 AM
5:00 AM3:00 AM
6:00 AM4:00 AM
7:00 AM5:00 AM
8:00 AM6:00 AM
9:00 AM7:00 AM
10:00 AM8:00 AM
11:00 AM9:00 AM
12:00 PM10:00 AM
1:00 PM11:00 AM
2:00 PM12:00 PM
3:00 PM1:00 PM
4:00 PM2:00 PM
5:00 PM3:00 PM
6:00 PM4:00 PM
7:00 PM5:00 PM
8:00 PM6:00 PM
9:00 PM7:00 PM
10:00 PM8:00 PM
11:00 PM9:00 PM

CST vs PST

Central Time (US & Canada) (CST/CDT) is UTC−6 in winter and UTC−5 in summer. Pacific Time (US & Canada) (PST/PDT) is UTC−8 in winter and UTC−7 in summer.

The difference is a constant 2 hours behind — both zones switch to daylight saving on the same dates.

CST to PST conversion table

Applies all year:

CST/CDTPST/PDT
12:00 AM10:00 PM (−1 day)
6:00 AM4:00 AM
8:00 AM6:00 AM
9:00 AM7:00 AM
10:00 AM8:00 AM
12:00 PM10:00 AM
2:00 PM12:00 PM
3:00 PM1:00 PM
5:00 PM3:00 PM
6:00 PM4:00 PM
8:00 PM6:00 PM
10:00 PM8:00 PM

Scheduling between CST and PST

With only 2 hours between them, normal working hours overlap most of the day — a call at 10 AM in Central Time (US & Canada) is 8:00 AM in Pacific Time (US & Canada). Always write the city alongside the abbreviation in invites — several abbreviations (CST, IST, AST) are used by more than one region.

Related conversions

PST to EST · EST to PST · CST to EST · EST to CST · PST to CST · PST to MST · MST to PST · HST to PST · PST to HST · AKST to PST · all zones