The short answer
Central Daylight Time is 13 hours behind China Standard Time.
Central Daylight Time☾
7:29:55pm
CDT · UTC-05:00 · Thu, Sep 24
China Standard Time☀
8:29:55am
CST · UTC+08:00 · Fri, Sep 25
Read across to convert
Central Daylight Time
CDT · UTC-05:00
China Standard Time
CST · UTC+08:00
Click any row to pin that hour across both zones.
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Best time to meet=
Closest workable window
Just outside the working window — early on one side, late on the other.
Central Daylight Time
6pm–7pm
China Standard Time
7am–8am
next day
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amCentral Daylight Time=10pmChina Standard Time
12pmCentral Daylight Time=1amChina Standard Time · next day
3pmCentral Daylight Time=4amChina Standard Time · next day
5pmCentral Daylight Time=6amChina Standard Time · next day
9pmCentral Daylight Time=10amChina Standard Time · next day
In context
What each side covers.
Central Daylight Time
7:29pmCDT · UTC-05:00
Cities on this clock
China Standard Time
8:29amCST · UTC+08:00
Did you mean…? “CDT” is shared by several places. This page shows Central Daylight Time (US & Canada) — or switch to China Standard Time · Cuba Daylight Time.
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5:29pm
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5:59am
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Eastern Daylight Time
8:29pm
Central European Time
2:29am
Eastern Time to Central Europe6 hours behind
India Standard Time
5:59am
Eastern Daylight Time
8:29pm
India to Eastern Time9 hours 30 minutes ahead
British Summer Time
1:29am
India Standard Time
5:59am
London to India4 hours 30 minutes behind
Pacific Daylight Time
5:29pm
Eastern Daylight Time
8:29pm
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
2:29am
India Standard Time
5:59am
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Central Daylight Time and China Standard Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Central Daylight Time and China Standard Time?
- Central Daylight Time is 13 hours behind China Standard 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 Central Daylight Time, what time is it in China Standard Time?
- 9am in Central Daylight Time is 10pm in China Standard Time. 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 Central Daylight Time and China Standard Time?
- There's no comfortable 9-to-5 overlap between Central Daylight Time and China Standard 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 — CDT and CST — 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.