The short answer
6pm in China Standard Time is 1:30pm in Tehran.
China Standard Time is 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of Tehran. It falls outside the 9-to-5 in China Standard Time but lands inside working hours in Tehran.
China Standard Time☀
6pm
Tehran☀
1:30pm
Right now
5:08pmCST · UTC+08:00 · Mon, Jun 22
12:38pm+03:30 · UTC+03:30 · Mon, Jun 22
Read across to convert
China Standard Time
CST · UTC+08:00
Tehran
+03:30 · UTC+03:30
Pinned6pmChina Standard Time=1:30pmTehran
12amMon
7:30pmSun ·−1d
1am
8:30pmSun ·−1d
2am
9:30pmSun ·−1d
3am
10:30pmSun ·−1d
4am
11:30pmSun ·−1d
5am
12:30amMon
6am
1:30am
7am
2:30am
8am
3:30am
9am
WORK4:30am
10am
WORK5:30am
11am
WORK6:30am
12pm
WORK7:30am
1pm
WORK8:30am
2pm
WORK9:30am
WORK3pm
WORK10:30am
WORK4pm
WORK11:30am
WORKNOW
5pm
12:30pm
WORKPINNED
6pm
1:30pm
WORK7pm
2:30pm
WORK8pm
3:30pm
WORK9pm
4:30pm
WORK10pm
5:30pm
11pm
6:30pm
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Best for a call
China Standard Time
2pm–5pm
Tehran
9:30am–12:30pm
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amChina Standard Time=4:30amTehran
12pmChina Standard Time=7:30amTehran
3pmChina Standard Time=10:30amTehran
5pmChina Standard Time=12:30pmTehran
9pmChina Standard Time=4:30pmTehran
In context
What each side covers.
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10:08am
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5:08am
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Central European Time
11:08am
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Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between China Standard Time and Tehran. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between China Standard Time and Tehran?
- China Standard Time is 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of Tehran 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 6pm in China Standard Time, what time is it in Tehran?
- 6pm in China Standard Time is 1:30pm in Tehran. It falls outside the 9-to-5 in China Standard Time but lands inside working hours in Tehran. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across.
- What's the best time for a call between China Standard Time and Tehran?
- 2pm–5pm in China Standard Time lines up with 9:30am–12:30pm in Tehran — both sides are inside a 9-to-5 working day.
- Does this account for daylight saving time?
- Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — CST and +03:30 — 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.