When it's 9:00 am in Chicago, it's 7:00 am in Los Angeles. Your 9-to-5 working days overlap for 6 hours, so there's room for a meeting most days.
Convert Central Daylight Time (CDT) to Pacific Standard Time (PST) for any date and time.
Pacific Time is 2 hours behind Central Time all year.
Right now Central Time is on CST (UTC−6) and the West Coast is on PST (UTC−8). Both switch to daylight saving time on 14 March 2027.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm CST is 7:00 am to 3:00 pm PST.
Central TimeReference
US, Canada & Mexico
Wed, Nov 4
Pacific Time
US & Canada
Wed, Nov 4
Best time to meet 11:00 AM–5:00 PM in Central Time on Wed, Nov 4, 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 CST, converted to PST. Hatched cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); rows with the accent bar are working hours in both zones.
| CST | PST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 am CST | 10:00 pm PST(day before) |
| 1:00 am CST | 11:00 pm PST(day before) |
| 2:00 am CST | 12:00 am PST |
| 3:00 am CST | 1:00 am PST |
| 4:00 am CST | 2:00 am PST |
| 5:00 am CST | 3:00 am PST |
| 6:00 am CST | 4:00 am PST |
| 7:00 am CST | 5:00 am PST |
| 8:00 am CST | 6:00 am PST |
| 9:00 am CST | 7:00 am PST |
| 10:00 am CST | 8:00 am PST |
| 11:00 am CST | 9:00 am PST |
| 12:00 pm CST | 10:00 am PST |
| 1:00 pm CST | 11:00 am PST |
| 2:00 pm CST | 12:00 pm PST |
| 3:00 pm CST | 1:00 pm PST |
| 4:00 pm CST | 2:00 pm PST |
| 5:00 pm CST | 3:00 pm PST |
| 6:00 pm CST | 4:00 pm PST |
| 7:00 pm CST | 5:00 pm PST |
| 8:00 pm CST | 6:00 pm PST |
| 9:00 pm CST | 7:00 pm PST |
| 10:00 pm CST | 8:00 pm PST |
| 11:00 pm CST | 9:00 pm PST |
Your working hours overlap for 6 hours, from 11:00 am CST (9:00 am PST) to 5:00 pm CST (3:00 pm PST). That's the best window for a meeting.
Central Daylight Time is UTC−5. CDT is also used for Cuba Daylight Time (UTC−4). This page converts North American Central Time.
Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Louisiana and most of the Midwest and South, plus Manitoba, from March to November. Saskatchewan and most of Mexico don't switch to CDT.
CDT isn't in use at the moment: Central Time is on CST (UTC−6) until 14 March 2027. The times on this page follow the clocks, so they show CST.
Pacific Standard Time is UTC−8. PST is also used for Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8) and sometimes for Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+5). This page converts US Pacific Time.
California, Washington, Oregon and Nevada, plus British Columbia in Canada and Baja California in Mexico. PT is the short form people use for the whole zone.