JST to CST to PDT to EDT to IST to UTC Time Converter
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9:00 pm21:00 JST (UTC+9), Nov 8, 2026 = 6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Nov 8, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 PST (UTC-8), Nov 8, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 8, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Nov 8, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 UTC (UTC+0), Nov 8, 2026
JST is 15 hours ahead of CST. JST is 17 hours ahead of PST. JST is 14 hours ahead of EST. JST is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of IST. JST is 9 hours ahead of UTC.
How the time difference changes
JST to CST
For most of the year, JST is 14 hours ahead of CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, JST is 15 hours ahead of CST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in JST correspond to 7:00 pm (previous day) to 4:00 am in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in JST correspond to 6:00 pm (previous day) to 3:00 am in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in JST correspond to 19:00 (previous day) to 04:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in JST correspond to 18:00 (previous day) to 03:00 in CST.
JST to PDT
For most of the year, JST is 16 hours ahead of PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, JST is 17 hours ahead of PST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in JST correspond to 5:00 pm (previous day) to 2:00 am in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in JST correspond to 4:00 pm (previous day) to 1:00 am in PST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in JST correspond to 17:00 (previous day) to 02:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in JST correspond to 16:00 (previous day) to 01:00 in PST.
JST to EDT
For most of the year, JST is 13 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, JST is 14 hours ahead of EST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in JST correspond to 8:00 pm (previous day) to 5:00 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in JST correspond to 7:00 pm (previous day) to 4:00 am in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in JST correspond to 20:00 (previous day) to 05:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in JST correspond to 19:00 (previous day) to 04:00 in EST.
JST to IST
JST is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of IST year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in JST correspond to 5:30 am to 2:30 pm in IST.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in JST correspond to 05:30 to 14:30 in IST.
JST to UTC
JST is 9 hours ahead of UTC year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in JST correspond to 12:00 am to 9:00 am in UTC.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in JST correspond to 00:00 to 09:00 in UTC.
Compare JST time with CST, PDT, EDT, IST, and UTC time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Japan Standard Time is 15 hours ahead of Central Standard Time. Japan Standard Time is 17 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time. Japan Standard Time is 14 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. Japan Standard Time is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of India Standard Time. Japan Standard Time is 9 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.
9:00 pm21:00 in JST is 6:00 am06:00 in CST and is 4:00 am04:00 in PST and is 7:00 am07:00 in EST and is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST and is 12:00 pm12:00 in UTC
JST to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in JST which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in CST (previous day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
JST to PST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in JST which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in PST (previous day).
JST to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in JST which corresponds to 6pm-7pm18:00-19:00 in EST (previous day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
JST to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 12:30pm-6pm12:30-18:00 in JST which corresponds to 9am-2:30pm09:00-14:30 in IST.
JST to UTC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in JST which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in UTC. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
9:00 pm21:00 Japan Standard Time (JST). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
12:00 pm12:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
9:00 pm21:00 JST / 6:00 am06:00 CST / 4:00 am04:00 PST / 7:00 am07:00 EST / 5:30 pm17:30 IST / 12:00 pm12:00 UTC
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| JST | CST | PST | EST | IST | UTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00am previous day | 7:00am previous day | 10:00am previous day | 8:30pm previous day | 3:00pm previous day | |
| 10:00am previous day | 8:00am previous day | 11:00am previous day | 9:30pm previous day | 4:00pm previous day | |
| 11:00am previous day | 9:00am previous day | 12:00pm previous day | 10:30pm previous day | 5:00pm previous day | |
| 12:00pm previous day | 10:00am previous day | 1:00pm previous day | 11:30pm previous day | 6:00pm previous day | |
| 1:00pm previous day | 11:00am previous day | 2:00pm previous day | 12:30am | 7:00pm previous day | |
| 2:00pm previous day | 12:00pm previous day | 3:00pm previous day | 1:30am | 8:00pm previous day | |
| 3:00pm previous day | 1:00pm previous day | 4:00pm previous day | 2:30am | 9:00pm previous day | |
| 4:00pm previous day | 2:00pm previous day | 5:00pm previous day | 3:30am | 10:00pm previous day | |
| 5:00pm previous day | 3:00pm previous day | 6:00pm previous day | 4:30am | 11:00pm previous day | |
| 6:00pm previous day | 4:00pm previous day | 7:00pm previous day | 5:30am | 12:00am | |
| 7:00pm previous day | 5:00pm previous day | 8:00pm previous day | 6:30am | 1:00am | |
| 8:00pm previous day | 6:00pm previous day | 9:00pm previous day | 7:30am | 2:00am | |
| 9:00pm previous day | 7:00pm previous day | 10:00pm previous day | 8:30am | 3:00am | |
| 10:00pm previous day | 8:00pm previous day | 11:00pm previous day | 9:30am | 4:00am | |
| 11:00pm previous day | 9:00pm previous day | 12:00am | 10:30am | 5:00am | |
| 12:00am | 10:00pm previous day | 1:00am | 11:30am | 6:00am | |
| 1:00am | 11:00pm previous day | 2:00am | 12:30pm | 7:00am | |
| 2:00am | 12:00am | 3:00am | 1:30pm | 8:00am | |
| 3:00am | 1:00am | 4:00am | 2:30pm | 9:00am | |
| 4:00am | 2:00am | 5:00am | 3:30pm | 10:00am | |
| 5:00am | 3:00am | 6:00am | 4:30pm | 11:00am | |
| 6:00am | 4:00am | 7:00am | 5:30pm | 12:00pm | |
| 7:00am | 5:00am | 8:00am | 6:30pm | 1:00pm | |
| 8:00am | 6:00am | 9:00am | 7:30pm | 2:00pm | |
| 09:00 previous day | 07:00 previous day | 10:00 previous day | 20:30 previous day | 15:00 previous day | |
| 10:00 previous day | 08:00 previous day | 11:00 previous day | 21:30 previous day | 16:00 previous day | |
| 11:00 previous day | 09:00 previous day | 12:00 previous day | 22:30 previous day | 17:00 previous day | |
| 12:00 previous day | 10:00 previous day | 13:00 previous day | 23:30 previous day | 18:00 previous day | |
| 13:00 previous day | 11:00 previous day | 14:00 previous day | 00:30 | 19:00 previous day | |
| 14:00 previous day | 12:00 previous day | 15:00 previous day | 01:30 | 20:00 previous day | |
| 15:00 previous day | 13:00 previous day | 16:00 previous day | 02:30 | 21:00 previous day | |
| 16:00 previous day | 14:00 previous day | 17:00 previous day | 03:30 | 22:00 previous day | |
| 17:00 previous day | 15:00 previous day | 18:00 previous day | 04:30 | 23:00 previous day | |
| 18:00 previous day | 16:00 previous day | 19:00 previous day | 05:30 | 00:00 | |
| 19:00 previous day | 17:00 previous day | 20:00 previous day | 06:30 | 01:00 | |
| 20:00 previous day | 18:00 previous day | 21:00 previous day | 07:30 | 02:00 | |
| 21:00 previous day | 19:00 previous day | 22:00 previous day | 08:30 | 03:00 | |
| 22:00 previous day | 20:00 previous day | 23:00 previous day | 09:30 | 04:00 | |
| 23:00 previous day | 21:00 previous day | 00:00 | 10:30 | 05:00 | |
| 00:00 | 22:00 previous day | 01:00 | 11:30 | 06:00 | |
| 01:00 | 23:00 previous day | 02:00 | 12:30 | 07:00 | |
| 02:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 13:30 | 08:00 | |
| 03:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 14:30 | 09:00 | |
| 04:00 | 02:00 | 05:00 | 15:30 | 10:00 | |
| 05:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 16:30 | 11:00 | |
| 06:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 17:30 | 12:00 | |
| 07:00 | 05:00 | 08:00 | 18:30 | 13:00 | |
| 08:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 19:30 | 14:00 |
Japan Standard Time
Offset: JST is 9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Japan
Principal Cities: The largest city in the JST time zone is Tokyo in Japan, with about 9.733 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Japan Standard Time (JST) do not change for daylight saving time, so JST 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 Japan: Japan time now
JST representations, usage and related time zones
- +09 - basic short
- +0900 - basic
- +09:00 - extended
- +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 east of the zero meridian.
- India - Military abbreviation for JST
- I - short form of 'India'
- Asia/Tokyo
- Japan
- AWDT - Australian Western Daylight Time
- CHOST - Choibalsan Summer Time
- I - India Time Zone
- IRKST - Irkutsk Summer Time
- JST - Japan Standard Time
- KST - Korea Standard Time
- PWT - Palau Time
- TLT - East Timor Time
- ULAST - Ulaanbaatar Summer Time
- WIT - Eastern Indonesian Time
- YAKT - Yakutsk Time
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
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).
Start: 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.
End: 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
- -06 - basic short
- -0600 - basic
- -06:00 - extended
- -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.
- Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
- S - short form of 'Sierra'
- 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
- Central Standard Time - UTC -6
- China Standard Time - UTC +8
- Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
- 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
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).
End: 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.
Start: 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
- -07 - basic short
- -0700 - basic
- -07:00 - extended
- -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.
- Tango - Military abbreviation for PDT
- T - short form of 'Tango'
- America/Ensenada
- America/Los_Angeles
- America/Santa_Isabel
- America/Tijuana
- America/Vancouver
- Canada/Pacific
- Mexico/BajaNorte
- PST8PDT
- US/Pacific
- MST - Mountain Standard Time
- PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
- YST - Yukon Standard Time
- T - Tango Time Zone
Eastern Daylight Time
Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT 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: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est
Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).
End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) 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.
Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) 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.
EDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -04 - basic short
- -0400 - basic
- -04:00 - extended
- -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
- Q - short form of 'Quebec'
- 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/Kentucky/Louisville
- America/Kentucky/Monticello
- America/Louisville
- America/Montreal
- America/Nassau
- America/New_York
- America/Nipigon
- America/Pangnirtung
- America/Port-au-Prince
- America/Thunder_Bay
- America/Toronto
- Canada/Eastern
- EST5EDT
- US/East-Indiana
- US/Eastern
- US/Michigan
- AST - Atlantic Standard Time
- EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
- AMT - Amazon Time
- BOT - Bolivia Time
- CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
- CLT - Chile Standard Time
- GYT - Guyana Time
- HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
- Q - Quebec Time Zone
- VET - Venezuelan Standard Time
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
- +0530 - basic
- +05:30 - extended
- +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.
- Asia/Calcutta
- Asia/Kolkata
- India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
- Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
- Israel Standard Time - UTC +2
Coordinated Universal Time
Offset: UTC is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, Burkina Faso, Faroe Islands, Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Ivory Coast, Jersey, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Togo, United Kingdom, Western Sahara
Principal Cities: The largest city in the UTC 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.
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is the successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but UTC is the standard the scientific community uses.
UTC has been the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, such as aviation and meteorology, and to synchronize time across internet networks.
UTC representations, usage and related time zones
- Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
- +00 - basic short
- +0000 - basic
- +00:00 - extended
- +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
- Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
- Z - short form of 'Zulu'
- Etc/UCT
- Etc/UTC
- Etc/Universal
- Etc/Zulu
- UCT
- UTC
- Universal
- Zulu
- 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
