The short answer
China Standard Time is 15 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time.
China Standard Time☀
8:30:27am
CST · UTC+08:00 · Fri, Sep 25
Pacific Daylight Time☀
5:30:27pm
PDT · UTC-07:00 · Thu, Sep 24
Read across to convert
China Standard Time
CST · UTC+08:00
Pacific Daylight Time
PDT · UTC-07:00
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Best time to meet=
Closest workable window
Just outside the working window — early on one side, late on the other.
China Standard Time
7am–10am
Pacific Daylight Time
4pm–7pm
previous day
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amChina Standard Time=6pmPacific Daylight Time · prev day
12pmChina Standard Time=9pmPacific Daylight Time · prev day
3pmChina Standard Time=12amPacific Daylight Time
5pmChina Standard Time=2amPacific Daylight Time
9pmChina Standard Time=6amPacific Daylight Time
In context
What each side covers.
China Standard Time
8:30amCST · UTC+08:00
Pacific Daylight Time
5:30pmPDT · UTC-07:00
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8:30pm
Central European Time
2:30am
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India Standard Time
6am
Eastern Daylight Time
8:30pm
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British Summer Time
1:30am
India Standard Time
6am
London to India4 hours 30 minutes behind
Pacific Daylight Time
5:30pm
Eastern Daylight Time
8:30pm
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
2:30am
India Standard Time
6am
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between China Standard Time and Pacific Daylight Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between China Standard Time and Pacific Daylight Time?
- China Standard Time is 15 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time right now. We always show the live, daylight-saving-correct difference, so this figure already accounts for whichever side is observing summer time today.
- When it's 9am in China Standard Time, what time is it in Pacific Daylight Time?
- 9am in China Standard Time is 6pm in Pacific Daylight Time on the previous day. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across — find the row and read the matching cell in the other column.
- What's the best time for a call between China Standard Time and Pacific Daylight Time?
- There's no comfortable 9-to-5 overlap between China Standard Time and Pacific Daylight Time — they sit on opposite sides of the planet's working day. Plan for an early or late call on one side, or hand work off asynchronously.
- Does this account for daylight saving time?
- Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — CST and PDT — are the ones actually in effect right now, not a fixed all-year value. When either side changes its clocks, this page updates automatically.
- Why is the date sometimes different on each side?
- When two places are far enough apart, the same moment can fall on different calendar days. That is why some conversions are marked "previous day" or "next day" — it is the same instant in time, read off two clocks that crossed midnight at different points.