CST – China Standard Time (Standard Time)
Currently observing CST.
Areas with same time currently (UTC +8).
Areas with same time currently (UTC +8).
Currently observing CST – China Standard Time.
Currently has same time zone offset as CST (UTC +8) but different time zone name.
Currently has same time zone offset as CST (UTC +8) but different time zone name.
China Standard Time (CST) is 8 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is in use during standard time in: Asia.
Email Time Zone Indicator: +0800
An email sent from someone in the China Standard Time (CST) time zone will have the time zone listed as "+0800" in the headers of the email. (However, "+0800" does not have to be in China Standard Time, as other time zones could have the same UTC offset).
Where and When is CST Observed?
Asia
Asian countries/territories using CST all year:
- China
- Macau
- Taiwan
Other Time Zones in UTC +8
Some time zones exist that have the same offset as CST, but can be found under a different name:
- AWST – Australian Western Standard Time
- BNT – Brunei Darussalam Time
- CAST – Casey Time
- CHOT – Choibalsan 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
Time zones by continent/region
CST time now
11:04:19am
Monday, November 19, 2018
- UTC Offset: UTC +8
- 13 hours ahead of Washington DC
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Find current time and time zone by city
Other time zones named CST
CST – Central Standard Time
CST – Cuba Standard Time
Example cities
Taiwan – Taipei (All Year)
Time Zone Map with DST
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