Convert Pacific Daylight Time to China Standard Time
Instantly convert Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) to China Standard Time (CST) with our free online calculator.
Pacific Daylight Time
10:20:52 PM
Tue, Jun 23 (PDT)
China Standard Time
01:20:52 PM
Wed, Jun 24 (CST)
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24-Hour Comparison
| PDT | CST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 1:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 2:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 3:00 AM | 6:00 PM |
| 4:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 8:00 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 9:00 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 10:00 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 11:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 AM(+1d) |
| 10:00 AM | 1:00 AM(+1d) |
| 11:00 AM | 2:00 AM(+1d) |
| 12:00 PM | 3:00 AM(+1d) |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 AM(+1d) |
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 AM(+1d) |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 AM(+1d) |
| 4:00 PM | 7:00 AM(+1d) |
| 5:00 PM | 8:00 AM(+1d) |
| 6:00 PM | 9:00 AM(+1d) |
| 7:00 PM | 10:00 AM(+1d) |
| 8:00 PM | 11:00 AM(+1d) |
| 9:00 PM | 12:00 PM(+1d) |
| 10:00 PM | 1:00 PM(+1d) |
| 11:00 PM | 2:00 PM(+1d) |
How to Convert Pacific Daylight Time to China Standard Time
Formula
To convert Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) to China Standard Time (CST): Convert PDT to CST
About Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, IANA: America/Los_Angeles during DST window) is the summer-time variant of PST, set at UTC-7:00 — observed from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November per the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which extended the US DST window by ~4 weeks compared to the prior Uniform Time Act of 1966 schedule. PDT is the same offset as Mountain Standard Time (MST), creating a confusing situation where Arizona (which doesn't observe DST and stays on MST year-round) shares the same clock as California during summer months but is one hour behind during winter. PDT is used by ~50 million people in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, British Columbia, Yukon, and Baja California Norte. Affects: West-Coast NYSE/Nasdaq market open shifts to 06:30 PDT, professional sports West Coast game-time broadcasts to East Coast PDT prime time, and US Pacific Fleet operations from Naval Base San Diego.
About China Standard Time (CST)
China Standard Time (CST, IANA: Asia/Shanghai) is the unified civil time of the People's Republic of China, set at UTC+8:00 year-round (no DST). Despite China's vast east-west extent (~5,200 km from Xinjiang's western border at 73°E to Heilongjiang's eastern border at 135°E — 62° of longitude or ~4 hours of solar time), the entire country uses a single time zone since 1949 (consolidated from 5 separate zones used during the Republic of China era). This means Kashgar Xinjiang sees solar noon at approximately 14:00 CST in summer, while Shanghai sees solar noon at approximately 11:50 CST — a stark practical discrepancy. Hong Kong Time (HKT) and Macau Time (MOT) are identical at UTC+8 but use different IANA identifiers for historical reasons. CST serves approximately 1.42 billion people. CST is identical in offset to Singapore Time (SGT), Malaysia Time (MYT), Philippine Time (PHT), Australian Western Standard Time (AWST), Hong Kong Time (HKT). Major CST cities: Shanghai (24M), Beijing (21.5M), Chongqing (32M), Guangzhou (15M), Shenzhen (12.5M), Chengdu (16.3M), Tianjin (13.7M), Wuhan (11M), Xi'an (13M), Hangzhou (11.9M). Affects: SSE + SZSE stock exchanges, Beijing Central Government working hours.