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Central Time is 2 hours ahead of Pacific Time all year. Type any time below, or pick another place.

Then, Central Time (US)
11:00 AM
Friday, November 13
2 hours ahead of Pacific Time (US) · CST

Pacific Time (US) to Central Time (US), hour by hour (Nov 13, 2026)

Pacific Time (US) PSTCentral Time (US) CST
12:00 AM2:00 AM
1:00 AM3:00 AM
2:00 AM4:00 AM
3:00 AM5:00 AM
4:00 AM6:00 AM
5:00 AM7:00 AM
6:00 AM8:00 AM
7:00 AM9:00 AM
8:00 AM10:00 AM
9:00 AM11:00 AM
10:00 AM12:00 PM
11:00 AM1:00 PM
12:00 PM2:00 PM
1:00 PM3:00 PM
2:00 PM4:00 PM
3:00 PM5:00 PM
4:00 PM6:00 PM
5:00 PM7:00 PM
6:00 PM8:00 PM
7:00 PM9:00 PM
8:00 PM10:00 PM
9:00 PM11:00 PM
10:00 PM12:00 AMSat
11:00 PM1:00 AMSat

Shaded rows: 9 AM to 5 PM in both places. A weekday is shown next to times that fall on a different day. The table follows the date picked above.

When daylight saving changes the gap

2026

Central Time (US) is 2 hours ahead of Pacific Time (US) all year.

Pacific Time (US) moves its clocks forward on March 8 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM) and back on November 1 (2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM). Central Time (US) moves its clocks forward on March 8 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM) and back on November 1 (2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM).

Both switch at 2:00 AM local time, which is a different moment in each zone, so for about an hour on March 8 and November 1 the gap is briefly different.

2027

Central Time (US) is 2 hours ahead of Pacific Time (US) all year.

Pacific Time (US) moves its clocks forward on March 14 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM) and back on November 7 (2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM). Central Time (US) moves its clocks forward on March 14 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM) and back on November 7 (2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM).

Both switch at 2:00 AM local time, which is a different moment in each zone, so for about an hour on March 14 and November 7 the gap is briefly different.

What PST and CST mean here

PST means US Pacific Time: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas and Vancouver. That's PST (UTC−8) in winter and PDT (UTC−7) from March 8 to November 1, 2026. The Philippines also uses "PST" for Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8); for that, search for Manila.

Here CST means US Central Time: Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, New Orleans and Winnipeg. That's CST (UTC−6) in winter and CDT (UTC−5) from March 8 to November 1, 2026. CST is also the abbreviation for China Standard Time (UTC+8) and Cuba Standard Time; for China, search for Beijing or "China Standard Time" in the converter.

This page also answers: pacific to central time.

Questions

What is the time difference between PST and CST?

Central Time is 2 hours ahead of Pacific Time all year.

What is 9 AM PST in CST?

9:00 AM PST is 11:00 AM CST, noon PST is 2:00 PM CST, and 5:00 PM PST is 7:00 PM CST.

When do working hours overlap?

6 hours of a 9-to-5 day overlap: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Pacific Time is 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Central Time.

Is PST the same as PDT?

No. PST is UTC−8 and PDT is UTC−7. California and the rest of the US West Coast use PDT from March 8 to November 1, 2026. This page follows the clocks in Los Angeles, so it uses PST or PDT automatically.

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