JST to CST to UTC

Time Difference

Japan Standard Time is 14 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time and 9 hours ahead of Universal Time Coordinated
8:00 am08:00 in JST is 6:00 pm18:00 in CDT and is 11:00 pm23:00 in UTC

JST to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30pm-10:30pm in JST which corresponds to 5:30am-7:30am in CST
JST to UTC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-7pm in JST which corresponds to 8am-10am in UTC

8:00 am08:00 Japan Standard Time (JST). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
6:00 pm18:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
11:00 pm23:00 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours

8:00 am08:00 JST / 6:00 pm18:00 CDT / 11:00 pm23:00 UTC

Japan Standard Time

Offset: JST is 9 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

Countries: It is used in following countries: Japan

Principal Cities: The largest city in the JST timezone is Tokyo from Japan with population about 8.337 million people. Other major cities in the area are Yokohama, Osaka shi, Nagoya shi, Sapporo

Daylight Saving: Japan Standard Time (JST) is not adjusted for daylight saving therefore JST remains the same through out the year. This means, unlike some time zones where the clock is set forward by one hour every summer and backward by one hour during winter to adjust for daylight saving, Japan Standard Time remains the same

JST representations, usage and related time zones

Central Standard Time

Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries: It is used in following countries: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST timezone is Mexico City from Mexico with population about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in the area are Chicago, Houston, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

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

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Central Daylight Time (CDT).

End: Central Standard Time (CST) has ended on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 9, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on second Sunday of March.

Start: Central Standard Time (CST) starts on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of November.

CST representations, usage and related time zones

Universal Time Coordinated

Offset: UTC is 0 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Universal

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but is used by the scientific community.
UTC is the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, like aviation industry and meteorologists, also used to synchronize time across internet networks.

UTC representations, usage and related time zones