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PST/PDT
UTC−8
2h behind
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Pacific Time is on standard time: PST (UTC−8) until Sun, Mar 14, 2027.
EST
UTC−5
1h ahead
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Arizona, USAMST
UTC−7
1h behind
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10:30 am10:30 CST (UTC-6), Nov 1, 2026 = 8:30 am08:30 PST (UTC-8), Nov 1, 2026 = 11:30 am11:30 EST (UTC-5), Nov 1, 2026 = 9:30 am09:30 MST (UTC-7), Nov 1, 2026

CST is 2 hours ahead of PST. CST is 1 hour behind EST. CST is 1 hour ahead of Phoenix.

How the time difference changes

CST to PDT

For most of the year, CDT is 2 hours ahead of PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CST is 2 hours ahead of PST. Briefly around clock changes, CDT is 3 hours ahead of PST or CST is 1 hour ahead of PDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in PST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in PST.

CST to EST

For most of the year, CDT is 1 hour behind EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CST is 1 hour behind EST. Briefly around clock changes, CDT and EST have the same time or CST is 2 hours behind EDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in EST.

CST to Phoenix

For most of the year, CDT is 2 hours ahead of Phoenix. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CST is 1 hour ahead of Phoenix.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in Phoenix. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in Phoenix.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in Phoenix. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in Phoenix.

Compare CST time with PDT, EST, and Phoenix time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Central Standard Time is 2 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time. Central Standard Time is 1 hour behind Eastern Standard Time. Central Standard Time is 1 hour ahead of MST (Mountain Standard Time).
10:30 am10:30 in CST is 8:30 am08:30 in PST and is 11:30 am11:30 in EST and is 9:30 am09:30 in Phoenix, AZ, USA

CST to PST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in CST which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in PST
CST to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in CST which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in EST
CST to Phoenix 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 Phoenix

10:30 am10:30 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
8:30 am08:30 Pacific Standard Time (PST). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
11:30 am11:30 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
9:30 am09:30 MST (Mountain Standard Time) (Phoenix, AZ, USA). Offset UTC -7:00 hours

10:30 am10:30 CST / 8:30 am08:30 PST / 11:30 am11:30 EST / 9:30 am09:30 Phoenix, AZ, USA

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Central Standard Time

Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Puebla, Santiago de Querétaro.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

Map of the areas on Central Standard Time (CST)
CST all year CST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CST.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central Daylight Time (CDT).

123456789101112Start: Central Standard Time (CST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Central Standard Time (CST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and 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
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Bahia_Banderas
  • America/Belize
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Chihuahua
  • America/Costa_Rica
  • America/El_Salvador
  • America/Guatemala
  • America/Indiana/Knox
  • America/Indiana/Tell_City
  • America/Knox_IN
  • America/Managua
  • America/Matamoros
  • America/Menominee
  • America/Merida
  • America/Mexico_City
  • America/Monterrey
  • America/North_Dakota/Beulah
  • America/North_Dakota/Center
  • America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
  • America/Ojinaga
  • America/Rainy_River
  • America/Rankin_Inlet
  • America/Regina
  • America/Resolute
  • America/Swift_Current
  • America/Tegucigalpa
  • America/Winnipeg
  • CST6CDT
  • Canada/Central
  • Canada/Saskatchewan
  • Mexico/General
  • US/Central
  • US/Indiana-Starke
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 -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone

Pacific Daylight Time

Offset: PDT is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PDT time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.821 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tijuana, San Diego, Mexicali, San Jose.

French: HAP - Heure Avancée du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Zona Noroeste

Map of the areas on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
PDT part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−8 (Pacific Standard Time).

Daylight Saving: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Pacific Standard Time (PST).

123456789101112End: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) ended on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112Start: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) starts on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

PDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -07 - basic short
  • -0700 - basic
  • -07:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0700 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (07) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of seven hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Tango - Military abbreviation for PDT
  • T - short form of 'Tango'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Ensenada
  • America/Los_Angeles
  • America/Santa_Isabel
  • America/Tijuana
  • America/Vancouver
  • Canada/Pacific
  • Mexico/BajaNorte
  • PST8PDT
  • US/Pacific
Time zones with the GMT -7 offset:
  • MST - Mountain Standard Time
  • PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
  • YST - Yukon Standard Time
  • T - Tango Time Zone

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
EST all year EST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EST.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

123456789101112Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Atikokan
  • America/Cancun
  • America/Cayman
  • America/Coral_Harbour
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Jamaica
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Panama
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST
  • EST5EDT
  • Jamaica
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone

Phoenix Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
MST – Mountain Standard Time, UTC-7 (no daylight saving time)

Phoenix Facts

Country
USA
State
Arizona
Alternative Names
East Phoenix, Feniks, Fenikso, Finiks, Finiksa, Finiksas, Finiksos, Foinix, Féniks, Fīniksa, Hellings Mill, Hoozdoh, Mill City, PHX, Peniki, Phenix, Phoeniks, Phoenix, Pumpkinsville, Pēniki, Salt River, Smith Station, Smith Station Phenix, Smiths Station, feng huang cheng, fenikkusu, finikasa, finiks, finiksa, fynks, fynyks, fynyks aryzwna, phiniks, phiniks nagaram, phiniksa, pinigseu, piniks, piniksi, pnyqs, pynyqs, Φοίνιξ, Финикс, Фінікс, Ֆինիքս, פיניקס, פניקס, فينيكس, فینکس, فینیکس، آریزونا, फ़ीनिक्स, फिनिक्स, फिनिक्स्, फीनिक्स, ফিনিক্স, ਫ਼ੀਨਿਕਸ, பீனிக்ஸ், ఫీనిక్స్ నగరం, ಫೀನಿಕ್ಸ್, ഫീനിക്സ്, ฟีนิกซ์, ფინიქსი, ፊኒክስ፥ አሪዞና, フェニックス, 凤凰城, 鳳凰城, 피닉스
Population
1,650,070
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
33° 26' N Latitude / 112° 04' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1