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CST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
VietnamICT
UTC+7
1h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
IST
UTC+5:30
2h 30m behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
United Arab EmiratesGST
UTC+4
4h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
NigeriaWAT
UTC+1
7h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CanadaEST
UTC−5
13h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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8:00 pm20:00 CST (UTC+8), Nov 3, 2026 = 7:00 pm19:00 ICT (UTC+7), Nov 3, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Nov 3, 2026 = 4:00 pm16:00 GST (UTC+4), Nov 3, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 WAT (UTC+1), Nov 3, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 3, 2026

CST is 1 hour ahead of Hanoi. CST is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of IST. CST is 4 hours ahead of Dubai. CST is 7 hours ahead of Lagos. CST is 13 hours ahead of Winnipeg.

How the time difference changes

CST Asia to Hanoi

CST Asia is 1 hour ahead of Hanoi year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST Asia correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in Hanoi.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST Asia correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in Hanoi.

CST Asia to IST

CST Asia is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of IST year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST Asia correspond to 6:30 am to 3:30 pm in IST.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST Asia correspond to 06:30 to 15:30 in IST.

CST Asia to Dubai

CST Asia is 4 hours ahead of Dubai year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST Asia correspond to 5:00 am to 2:00 pm in Dubai.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST Asia correspond to 05:00 to 14:00 in Dubai.

CST Asia to Lagos

CST Asia is 7 hours ahead of Lagos year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST Asia correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in Lagos.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST Asia correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in Lagos.

CST Asia to Winnipeg

In 2026, CST Asia is 13 hours ahead of Winnipeg for most of the year. Until Mar 8, 2026, CST Asia is 14 hours ahead of Winnipeg.

In 2026, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST Asia correspond to 8:00 pm (previous day) to 5:00 am in Winnipeg for most of the year. At other times that year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST Asia correspond to 7:00 pm (previous day) to 4:00 am in Winnipeg.In 2026, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST Asia correspond to 20:00 (previous day) to 05:00 in Winnipeg for most of the year. At other times that year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST Asia correspond to 19:00 (previous day) to 04:00 in Winnipeg.

Compare CST time with Hanoi, IST, Dubai, Lagos, and Winnipeg time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

China Standard Time is 1 hour ahead of ICT (Indochina Time). China Standard Time is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of India Standard Time. China Standard Time is 4 hours ahead of GST (Gulf Standard Time). China Standard Time is 7 hours ahead of WAT (West Africa Time). China Standard Time is 13 hours ahead of EST (Eastern Standard Time).
8:00 pm20:00 in CST is 7:00 pm19:00 in Hanoi, Vietnam and is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST and is 4:00 pm16:00 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and is 1:00 pm13:00 in Lagos, Nigeria and is 7:00 am07:00 in Winnipeg, Canada

CST to Hanoi call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in CST which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in Hanoi
CST to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11:30am-6pm11:30-18:00 in CST which corresponds to 9am-3:30pm09:00-15:30 in IST
CST to Dubai call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 1pm-6pm13:00-18:00 in CST which corresponds to 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in Dubai
CST to Lagos call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in CST which corresponds to 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in Lagos
CST to Winnipeg call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in CST which corresponds to 6:30pm-7:30pm18:30-19:30 in Winnipeg (previous day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

8:00 pm20:00 China Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
7:00 pm19:00 ICT (Indochina Time) (Hanoi, Vietnam). Offset UTC +7:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
4:00 pm16:00 GST (Gulf Standard Time) (Dubai, United Arab Emirates). Offset UTC +4:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 WAT (West Africa Time) (Lagos, Nigeria). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
7:00 am07:00 EST (Eastern Standard Time) (Winnipeg, Canada). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

8:00 pm20:00 CST / 7:00 pm19:00 Hanoi, Vietnam / 5:30 pm17:30 IST / 4:00 pm16:00 Dubai, United Arab Emirates / 1:00 pm13:00 Lagos, Nigeria / 7:00 am07:00 Winnipeg, Canada

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China Standard Time

Offset: CST is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: China, Macao, Taiwan

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Shanghai in China, with about 24.875 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chengdu.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in China Standard Time (CST) do not change for daylight saving time, so CST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +08 - basic short
  • +0800 - basic
  • +08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0800 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Hotel - Military abbreviation for CST
  • H - short form of 'Hotel'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Chongqing
  • Asia/Chungking
  • Asia/Harbin
  • Asia/Macao
  • Asia/Macau
  • Asia/Shanghai
  • Asia/Taipei
  • PRC
  • ROC
CST Abbreviation: Several time zones share CST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Standard Time - UTC -6
  • China Standard Time - UTC +8
  • Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
Time zones with the GMT +8 offset:
  • ACT - ASEAN Common Time
  • AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
  • BNT - Brunei Darussalam Time
  • CAST - Casey Time
  • CHOT - Choibalsan Time
  • CST - China Standard Time
  • H - Hotel Time Zone
  • HKT - Hong Kong Time
  • HOVST - Hovd Summer Time
  • IRKT - Irkutsk Time
  • KRAST - Krasnoyarsk Summer Time
  • MYT - Malaysia Time
  • PHT - Philippine Time
  • SGT - Singapore Time
  • ULAT - Ulaanbaatar Time
  • WITA - Central Indonesian Time

Hanoi Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
ICT – Indochina Time, UTC+7 (no daylight saving time)

Hanoi Facts

Country
Vietnam
Alternative Names
Anoi, Anoy, Anòy, HAN, Ha Noi, Ha Nui, Hanoi, Hanoj, Hanoja, Hanojo, Hanojus, Hanoy, Hanoí, Hanoï, Hanòi, Hanói, Ho-nui-su, Hà Nội, Hò-nui-sṳ, Keicho, Khanoj, hano'i, hanoi, hanoy, hanwy, hanxy, he nei, he nei shi, hyanaya, khanwy, Ανόι, Ханой, Ханој, Հանոյ, האנוי, خانوي, هانوى, هانوي, هانوی, ھانۆی, ہنوئی, हनोई, হ্যানয়, ਹਨੋਈ, ହାନୋଇ, ஹனோய், ಹಾನೊಯ್, හැනෝයි, ฮานอย, ཧེ་ནོ།, ဟနွိုင်းမြို့, ჰანოი, ሀኖይ, ទីក្រុងហានូយ, Ḥanoi, ハノイ, 河內, 河內市, 하노이
Population
8,053,663
Currency
Dong (VND)
Geographic Coordinates
21° 01' N Latitude / 105° 50' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+84

India Standard Time

Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: India

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Current time in India: India time now

IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0530 - basic
  • +05:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Calcutta
  • Asia/Kolkata
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2

Dubai Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
GST – Gulf Standard Time, UTC+4 (no daylight saving time)

Dubai Facts

Country
United Arab Emirates
Alternative Names
DXB, Dabei, Dibai, Dibay, Doubayi, Dubae, Dubai, Dubai City, Dubai emiraat, Dubaija, Dubaj, Dubajo, Dubajus, Dubay, Dubayy, Dubaï, Dubái, Dúbæ, Ehmirat Dubaj, Fort Dabei, Ntoumpai, dby, dbyy, di bai, dobai, du bai, duba'i, dubai, dubay, dubi, dwbyy, tupai, Ντουμπάι, Дубаи, Дубай, Эмірат Дубай, Դուբայի Էմիրություն, דובאי, דוביי, دبئی, دبى, دبي, دبی, دوبەی, دۇبائى, दुबई, দুবাই, துபை, దుబాయ్, ದುಬೈ, ദുബായ്, ดูไบ, დუბაი, ドバイ, 杜拜, 迪拜, 두바이
Population
3,790,000
Currency
Dirham (AED)
Geographic Coordinates
25° 04' N Latitude / 55° 18' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+971

Lagos Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
WAT – West Africa Time, UTC+1 (no daylight saving time)

Lagos Facts

Country
Nigeria
Alternative Names
Eko, LOS, Lacupolis, Lagas, Lagos, Lagos shaary, Lagosa, Lagosas, Lagoso, Laguosos, Laqos, Logos, la ge si, lageas, laghws, lagos, lagosa, lagoseu, lagosi, laguseu, lagws, lajws, lakos, legosa, lek xs, ragosu, Èkó, Λάγος, Лагас, Лагос, Лагос шаары, Лаґос, Լագոս, לאגאס, לאגוס, لاجوس, لاغوس, لاگوس, لاگۆس, लागोस, লেগোস, ਲਾਗੋਸ, લાગોસ, லாகோஸ், లాగోస్, ಲಾಗೊಸ್, ലാഗോസ്, เลกอส, လေးဂို့စ်မြို့, ლაგოსი, ሌጎስ, ラゴス, 拉哥斯, 라고스, 라구스
Population
15,388,000
Currency
Naira (NGN)
Geographic Coordinates
6° 27' N Latitude / 3° 23' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+234

Winnipeg Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EST – Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5 (no daylight saving time)
Clock Changes

Winnipeg Facts

Country
Canada
Alternative Names
Gouinipenk, Uinipeg, Uinnipeg, Vinipeg, Vinipega, Vinipegas, Vinipego, Vinnipeg, Vinnipega, Vinnipeq, WPG, Winnipeg, Winnipeg City, Winnipég, YWG, u~inipegu, vinipaiga, vinipega, vinippek, wen ni bo, win ni phek, winipeg, wny pyg, wnypg, wynybygh, wynypg, Γουίνιπεγκ, Винипег, Виннипег, Вінніпег, Вінніпеґ, Вініпег, Уинипег, Уиннипег, Վիննիպեգ, ויניפג, ونی پیگ, ونیپگ, وينيبيغ, وینیپگ, विनिपेग, ਵਿਨੀਪੈਗ, வினிப்பெக், วินนิเพก, ဝင်နီပက်မြို့, უინიპეგი, ᐄᐧᓂᐯᐠ, ウィニペグ, 温尼伯, 위니펙
Population
749,607
Currency
Dollar (CAD)
Geographic Coordinates
49° 53' N Latitude / 97° 08' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1