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 PST (UTC−8) and Central Time is on CST (UTC−6). Both switch to daylight saving time on 14 March 2027.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm PST is 11:00 am to 7:00 pm CST.
Pacific TimeReference
US & Canada
Tue, Nov 3
Central Time
US, Canada & Mexico
Tue, Nov 3
Best time to meet 9:00 AM–3:00 PM in Pacific Time on Tue, Nov 3, when everyone is inside working hours.
Book a meeting in this windowWorking hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Monday to FridayEveryone at work
Every hour of the day in PST, converted to CST. Hatched cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); rows with the accent bar are working hours in both zones.
| PST | CST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 am PST | 2:00 am CST |
| 1:00 am PST | 3:00 am CST |
| 2:00 am PST | 4:00 am CST |
| 3:00 am PST | 5:00 am CST |
| 4:00 am PST | 6:00 am CST |
| 5:00 am PST | 7:00 am CST |
| 6:00 am PST | 8:00 am CST |
| 7:00 am PST | 9:00 am CST |
| 8:00 am PST | 10:00 am CST |
| 9:00 am PST | 11:00 am CST |
| 10:00 am PST | 12:00 pm CST |
| 11:00 am PST | 1:00 pm CST |
| 12:00 pm PST | 2:00 pm CST |
| 1:00 pm PST | 3:00 pm CST |
| 2:00 pm PST | 4:00 pm CST |
| 3:00 pm PST | 5:00 pm CST |
| 4:00 pm PST | 6:00 pm CST |
| 5:00 pm PST | 7:00 pm CST |
| 6:00 pm PST | 8:00 pm CST |
| 7:00 pm PST | 9:00 pm CST |
| 8:00 pm PST | 10:00 pm CST |
| 9:00 pm PST | 11:00 pm CST |
| 10:00 pm PST | 12:00 am CST(next day) |
| 11:00 pm PST | 1:00 am CST(next day) |
Your working hours overlap for 6 hours, from 9:00 am PST (11:00 am CST) to 3:00 pm PST (5:00 pm CST). That's the best window for a meeting.
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.
PDT isn't in use at the moment: Pacific Time is on PST (UTC−8) until 14 March 2027. The times on this page follow the clocks, so they show PST.
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.