PDT to CST converter
When it's 9:00 am in Los Angeles, it's 11:00 am in Chicago. Your 9-to-5 working days overlap for 6 hours, so there's room for a meeting most days.
Convert Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) to Central Standard Time (CST) for any date and time.
Central Time is 2 hours ahead of Pacific Time all year.
Right now the West Coast is on PDT (UTC−7) and Central Time is on CDT (UTC−5). Both switch back to standard time on 1 November 2026.
US clocks go back on 1 November 2026. From then, CST is still 2 hours ahead of PDT.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm PDT is 11:00 am to 7:00 pm CDT.
- 8:00 am PDT is 10:00 am CDT
- 9:00 am PDT is 11:00 am CDT
- 10:00 am PDT is 12:00 pm CDT
- 12:00 pm PDT is 2:00 pm CDT
- 3:00 pm PDT is 5:00 pm CDT
- 5:00 pm PDT is 7:00 pm CDT
Hours in Pacific Time, Fri, Oct 23
Pacific Time
US & Canada
Fri, Oct 23
PDT · UTC−7ReferenceOutside working hoursCentral Time
US, Canada & Mexico
Fri, Oct 23
CDT · UTC−5+2h from Pacific TimeOutside working hours
Best time to meet: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM in Pacific Time on Fri, Oct 23, when everyone is inside working hours.
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PDT to CST conversion table
Every hour of the day in PDT, converted to CDT. Shaded cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); green rows are working hours in both zones.
| PDT | CDT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 am PDT | 2:00 am CDT |
| 1:00 am PDT | 3:00 am CDT |
| 2:00 am PDT | 4:00 am CDT |
| 3:00 am PDT | 5:00 am CDT |
| 4:00 am PDT | 6:00 am CDT |
| 5:00 am PDT | 7:00 am CDT |
| 6:00 am PDT | 8:00 am CDT |
| 7:00 am PDT | 9:00 am CDT |
| 8:00 am PDT | 10:00 am CDT |
| 9:00 am PDT | 11:00 am CDT |
| 10:00 am PDT | 12:00 pm CDT |
| 11:00 am PDT | 1:00 pm CDT |
| 12:00 pm PDT | 2:00 pm CDT |
| 1:00 pm PDT | 3:00 pm CDT |
| 2:00 pm PDT | 4:00 pm CDT |
| 3:00 pm PDT | 5:00 pm CDT |
| 4:00 pm PDT | 6:00 pm CDT |
| 5:00 pm PDT | 7:00 pm CDT |
| 6:00 pm PDT | 8:00 pm CDT |
| 7:00 pm PDT | 9:00 pm CDT |
| 8:00 pm PDT | 10:00 pm CDT |
| 9:00 pm PDT | 11:00 pm CDT |
| 10:00 pm PDT | 12:00 am CDT(next day) |
| 11:00 pm PDT | 1:00 am CDT(next day) |
Best times to meet
Your working hours overlap for 6 hours, from 9:00 am PDT (11:00 am CDT) to 3:00 pm PDT (5:00 pm CDT). That's the best window for a meeting.
About these time zones
PDT: Pacific Daylight Time
Pacific Daylight Time is UTC−7.
California, Washington, Oregon and Nevada, plus British Columbia in Canada, from March to November. The rest of the year the zone is on PST.
CST: Central Standard Time
Central Standard Time is UTC−6. CST is also used for China Standard Time (UTC+8) and Cuba Standard Time (UTC−5). This page converts North American Central Time.
Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Louisiana and most of the Midwest and South, plus Manitoba in Canada. Saskatchewan and most of Mexico stay on CST all year. CT is the short form for the whole zone.
Most places on Central Time are on CDT (UTC−5) right now, not CST. People still say "CST" all year, so the times on this page follow the clocks and show CDT until 1 November 2026.
How the difference changes
Both zones change their clocks on the same dates (next on 1 November 2026), so the difference stays 2 hours all year.