Chicago to Los Angeles
CST to PST Converter
CST is 2 hours ahead of PST. 3:00 PM Central Standard Time is 1:00 PM Pacific Standard Time.
Central Time CT
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Chicago
Pacific Time PT
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Los Angeles
CST is 2 hours ahead of PST
CST to PST Hour Table
The table lists each CST hour beside the PST hour. The blue row is the current hour in Central Time.
| Central Time | Pacific Time | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 10:00 PM | previous day |
| 1:00 AM | 11:00 PM | previous day |
| 2:00 AM | 12:00 AM | |
| 3:00 AM | 1:00 AM | |
| 4:00 AM | 2:00 AM | |
| 5:00 AM | 3:00 AM | |
| 6:00 AM | 4:00 AM | |
| 7:00 AM | 5:00 AM | |
| 8:00 AM | 6:00 AM | |
| 9:00 AM | 7:00 AM | |
| 10:00 AM | 8:00 AM | |
| 11:00 AM | 9:00 AM | |
| 12:00 PM | 10:00 AM | |
| 1:00 PM | 11:00 AM | |
| 2:00 PM | 12:00 PM | |
| 3:00 PM | 1:00 PM | |
| 4:00 PM | 2:00 PM | |
| 5:00 PM | 3:00 PM | |
| 6:00 PM | 4:00 PM | |
| 7:00 PM | 5:00 PM | |
| 8:00 PM | 6:00 PM | |
| 9:00 PM | 7:00 PM | |
| 10:00 PM | 8:00 PM | |
| 11:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
About CST and PST
CST (UTC−6) is the winter name in Chicago, Houston, and Dallas. PST (UTC−8) is the winter name in Los Angeles and Seattle. Summer renames them CDT (UTC−5) and PDT (UTC−7) without changing the two-hour gap.
This converter reads America/Chicago and America/Los_Angeles. It does not apply a fixed “minus two” to every date. The time zone database supplies the offset, which is why a summer date comes back as CDT and PDT.
| Zone | IANA | Standard | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Time | America/Chicago | CST (UTC−6) | CDT (UTC−5) |
| Pacific Time | America/Los_Angeles | PST (UTC−8) | PDT (UTC−7) |
Scheduling Across CST and PST
A 9:00 AM CST daily is 7:00 AM PST. Move it to 11:00 AM CST and the Pacific side sees 9:00 AM. A 6:00 PM CST event is 4:00 PM PST.
A noon CST deadline is 10:00 AM PST, which still leaves the morning on the West Coast. An 8:00 PM CST air time is 6:00 PM PST.
FAQ
What is 9 AM CST in PST?
7:00 AM PST.
What is 6 PM CST in PST?
4:00 PM PST.
What is noon CST in PST?
10:00 AM PST.
Do you convert CDT to PDT the same way?
Yes. In summer the live clocks show CDT and PDT, and the difference remains 2 hours.