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HKT
12am
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6am
9am
12pm
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6pm
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AWST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
ACDT
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
GMT
UTC+0
8h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
AKST
UTC−9
17h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
PST
UTC−8
16h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
MST
UTC−7
15h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CST
UTC−6
14h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
EST
UTC−5
13h behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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8:00 pm20:00 HKT (UTC+8), Nov 13, 2026 = 8:00 pm20:00 AWST (UTC+8), Nov 13, 2026 = 10:30 pm22:30 ACDT (UTC+10:30), Nov 13, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 GMT (UTC+0), Nov 13, 2026 = 3:00 am03:00 AKST (UTC-9), Nov 13, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 PST (UTC-8), Nov 13, 2026 = 5:00 am05:00 MST (UTC-7), Nov 13, 2026 = 6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Nov 13, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 13, 2026

HKT and AWST have the same local time. HKT is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind ACDT. HKT is 8 hours ahead of GMT. HKT is 17 hours ahead of AKST. HKT is 16 hours ahead of PST. HKT is 15 hours ahead of MST. HKT is 14 hours ahead of CST. HKT is 13 hours ahead of EST.

How the time difference changes

HKT to AWST

HKT and AWST have the same time year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HKT correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AWST.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HKT correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in AWST.

HKT to ACDT

Depending on seasonal clock changes, HKT is 1 hour and 30 minutes behind ACST or HKT is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind ACDT.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HKT correspond to 10:30 am to 7:30 pm in ACST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HKT correspond to 11:30 am to 8:30 pm in ACDT.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HKT correspond to 10:30 to 19:30 in ACST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HKT correspond to 11:30 to 20:30 in ACDT.

HKT to GMT

HKT is 8 hours ahead of GMT year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HKT correspond to 1:00 am to 10:00 am in GMT.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HKT correspond to 01:00 to 10:00 in GMT.

HKT to AKST

For most of the year, HKT is 16 hours ahead of AKDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, HKT is 17 hours ahead of AKST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HKT correspond to 5:00 pm (previous day) to 2:00 am in AKDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HKT correspond to 4:00 pm (previous day) to 1:00 am in AKST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HKT correspond to 17:00 (previous day) to 02:00 in AKDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HKT correspond to 16:00 (previous day) to 01:00 in AKST.

HKT to PST

For most of the year, HKT is 15 hours ahead of PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, HKT is 16 hours ahead of PST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HKT correspond to 6:00 pm (previous day) to 3:00 am in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HKT correspond to 5:00 pm (previous day) to 2:00 am in PST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HKT correspond to 18:00 (previous day) to 03:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HKT correspond to 17:00 (previous day) to 02:00 in PST.

HKT to MST

For most of the year, HKT is 14 hours ahead of MDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, HKT is 15 hours ahead of MST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HKT correspond to 7:00 pm (previous day) to 4:00 am in MDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HKT correspond to 6:00 pm (previous day) to 3:00 am in MST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HKT correspond to 19:00 (previous day) to 04:00 in MDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HKT correspond to 18:00 (previous day) to 03:00 in MST.

HKT to CST

For most of the year, HKT is 13 hours ahead of CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, HKT is 14 hours ahead of CST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HKT correspond to 8:00 pm (previous day) to 5:00 am in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HKT correspond to 7:00 pm (previous day) to 4:00 am in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HKT correspond to 20:00 (previous day) to 05:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HKT correspond to 19:00 (previous day) to 04:00 in CST.

HKT to EST

For most of the year, HKT is 12 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, HKT is 13 hours ahead of EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HKT correspond to 9:00 pm (previous day) to 6:00 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in HKT correspond to 8:00 pm (previous day) to 5:00 am in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HKT correspond to 21:00 (previous day) to 06:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in HKT correspond to 20:00 (previous day) to 05:00 in EST.

Compare HKT time with AWST, ACDT, GMT, AKST, PST, MST, CST, and EST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Hong Kong Time and Australian Western Standard Time have the same local time. Hong Kong Time is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind Australian Central Daylight Time. Hong Kong Time is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. Hong Kong Time is 17 hours ahead of Alaska Standard Time. Hong Kong Time is 16 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time. Hong Kong Time is 15 hours ahead of Mountain Standard Time. Hong Kong Time is 14 hours ahead of Central Standard Time. Hong Kong Time is 13 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
8:00 pm20:00 in HKT is 8:00 pm20:00 in AWST and is 10:30 pm22:30 in ACDT and is 12:00 pm12:00 in GMT and is 3:00 am03:00 in AKST and is 4:00 am04:00 in PST and is 5:00 am05:00 in MST and is 6:00 am06:00 in CST and is 7:00 am07:00 in EST

HKT to AWST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in HKT which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in AWST.
HKT to ACDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3:30pm09:00-15:30 in HKT which corresponds to 11:30am-6pm11:30-18:00 in ACDT.
HKT to GMT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in HKT which corresponds to 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in GMT.
HKT to AKST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in HKT which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in AKST (previous day).
HKT to PST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in HKT which corresponds to 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in PST (previous day).
HKT to MST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in HKT which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in MST (previous day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
HKT to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in HKT which corresponds to 6pm-7pm18:00-19:00 in CST (previous day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
HKT to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in HKT which corresponds to 6:30pm-7:30pm18:30-19:30 in EST (previous day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

8:00 pm20:00 Hong Kong Time (HKT). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
8:00 pm20:00 Australian Western Standard Time (AWST). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
10:30 pm22:30 Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT). Offset UTC +10:30 hours
12:00 pm12:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
3:00 am03:00 Alaska Standard Time (AKST). Offset UTC -9:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 Mountain Standard Time (MST). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

8:00 pm20:00 HKT / 8:00 pm20:00 AWST / 10:30 pm22:30 ACDT / 12:00 pm12:00 GMT / 3:00 am03:00 AKST / 4:00 am04:00 PST / 5:00 am05:00 MST / 6:00 am06:00 CST / 7:00 am07:00 EST

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Hourly time comparison
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6:00pm8:30pm10:00am1:00am2:00am3:00am4:00am5:00am
7:00pm9:30pm11:00am2:00am3:00am4:00am5:00am6:00am
8:00pm10:30pm12:00pm3:00am4:00am5:00am6:00am7:00am
9:00pm11:30pm1:00pm4:00am5:00am6:00am7:00am8:00am
10:00pm12:30am next day2:00pm5:00am6:00am7:00am8:00am9:00am
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Hong Kong Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Hong Kong

Principal Cities: The largest city in the HKT time zone is Hong Kong in Hong Kong, with about 7.396 million people.

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

HKT 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 HKT
  • H - short form of 'Hotel'
IANA/Olson: Reflects HKT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Hong_Kong
  • Hongkong
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

Australian Western Standard Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Australia

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AWST time zone is Perth in Australia, with about 2.384 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Mandurah, Bunbury, Geraldton, Albany.

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

AWST 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 AWST
  • H - short form of 'Hotel'
IANA/Olson: Reflects AWST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Australia/Perth
  • Australia/West
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

Australian Central Daylight Time

Offset: ACDT is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Australia

Principal Cities: The largest city in the ACDT time zone is Adelaide in Australia, with about 1.469 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Mount Gambier, Mount Barker, Whyalla, Gawler.

Map of the areas on Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT)
ACDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on ACDT.

Daylight Saving: Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).

123456789101112Start: Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) started on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, October 4, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the first Sunday of October.

123456789101112End: Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) ends on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of April.

See Australia daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

ACDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +1030 - basic
  • +10:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1030 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects ACDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Australia/Adelaide
  • Australia/Broken_Hill
  • Australia/South
  • Australia/Yancowinna
Time zones with the GMT +10:30 offset:
  • ACDT - Australian Central Daylight Time
  • LHST - Lord Howe Standard Time

Greenwich Mean Time

Offset: GMT is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Ivory Coast, Jersey, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, United Kingdom, Western Sahara

Principal Cities: The largest city in the GMT time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abidjan, Bamako, Casablanca, Dakar.

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) originally referred to the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. It is now often used to refer to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when this is viewed as a time zone, and in casual use the two are the same. In the military, GMT is known as Zulu time. Greenwich Mean Time was the same as Universal Time (UT), a standard astronomical concept used in many technical fields, until the introduction of UTC in 1972.

Map of the areas on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
GMT all year GMT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on GMT.

GMT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for GMT
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
IANA/Olson: Reflects GMT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Abidjan
  • Africa/Accra
  • Africa/Bamako
  • Africa/Banjul
  • Africa/Bissau
  • Africa/Conakry
  • Africa/Dakar
  • Africa/Freetown
  • Africa/Lome
  • Africa/Monrovia
  • Africa/Nouakchott
  • Africa/Ouagadougou
  • Africa/Sao_Tome
  • Africa/Timbuktu
  • America/Danmarkshavn
  • Atlantic/Reykjavik
  • Atlantic/St_Helena
  • Eire
  • Etc/GMT
  • Etc/GMT+0
  • Etc/GMT-0
  • Etc/GMT0
  • Etc/Greenwich
  • Europe/Belfast
  • Europe/Dublin
  • Europe/Guernsey
  • Europe/Isle_of_Man
  • Europe/Jersey
  • Europe/London
  • GB
  • GB-Eire
  • GMT
  • GMT+0
  • GMT-0
  • GMT0
  • Greenwich
  • Iceland
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone

Alaska Standard Time

Offset: AKST is 9 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AKST time zone is Anchorage in the United States, with about 289,600 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Fairbanks, Juneau, Knik-Fairview, Wasilla.

Map of the areas on Alaska Standard Time (AKST)
AKST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on AKST.

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

123456789101112Start: Alaska Standard Time (AKST) 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: Alaska Standard Time (AKST) 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.

AKST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -09 - basic short
  • -0900 - basic
  • -09:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0900 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (09) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of nine hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Victor - Military abbreviation for AKST
  • V - short form of 'Victor'
IANA/Olson: Reflects AKST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Anchorage
  • America/Juneau
  • America/Metlakatla
  • America/Nome
  • America/Sitka
  • America/Yakutat
  • US/Alaska
Time zones with the GMT -9 offset:
  • AKST - Alaska Standard Time
  • AHDT - Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time
  • HADT - Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time
  • GAMT - Gambier Time
  • HDT - Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time
  • V - Victor Time Zone

Pacific Standard Time

Offset: PST is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST 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: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste

Map of the areas on Pacific Standard Time (PST)
PST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on PST.

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

123456789101112Start: Pacific Standard Time (PST) 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: Pacific Standard Time (PST) 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.

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PST 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 west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Uniform - Military abbreviation for PST
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PST 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
PST Abbreviation: Several time zones share PST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
  • Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
Time zones with the GMT -8 offset:
  • AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
  • PST - Pacific Standard Time
  • PT - Pacific Time
  • PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
  • U - Uniform Time Zone

Mountain Standard Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the MST time zone is Phoenix in the United States, with about 1.65 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Ciudad Juárez, Hermosillo, Culiacán, Denver.

French: HNR - Heure Normale des Rocheuses

Spanish: MT - Zona Pacífico

Map of the areas on Mountain Standard Time (MST)
MST all year MST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on MST.

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

123456789101112Start: Mountain Standard Time (MST) 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: Mountain Standard Time (MST) 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.

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MST 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 MST
  • T - short form of 'Tango'
IANA/Olson: Reflects MST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Boise
  • America/Cambridge_Bay
  • America/Ciudad_Juarez
  • America/Creston
  • America/Dawson
  • America/Dawson_Creek
  • America/Denver
  • America/Edmonton
  • America/Fort_Nelson
  • America/Hermosillo
  • America/Inuvik
  • America/Mazatlan
  • America/Phoenix
  • America/Shiprock
  • America/Whitehorse
  • America/Yellowknife
  • Canada/Mountain
  • Canada/Yukon
  • MST
  • MST7MDT
  • Mexico/BajaSur
  • Navajo
  • US/Arizona
  • US/Mountain
Time zones with the GMT -7 offset:
  • MST - Mountain Standard Time
  • PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
  • YST - Yukon Standard Time
  • T - Tango Time Zone

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.

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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

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.

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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