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Time in PST and CDT

The time difference between Pacific Standard Time (PST) and Central Daylight Time (CDT) is 3 hours. Central Daylight Time is 3 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time.

This means 9am PST is 12pm CDT and 5pm PST is 8pm CDT.

Pacific Standard Time

  • The current local time in PST is 11:42 am (July 1, 2026)
  • PST time zone offset is UTC-08:00

Central Daylight Time

  • The current local time in CDT is 8:42 am (July 1, 2026)
  • CDT time zone offset is UTC-05:00

How to convert Pacific Standard Time to Central Daylight Time?

Add 3 hours to Pacific Standard Time to get Central Daylight Time.

Time in PST

00:00

Time in CDT

00:00

Use the slider above to convert Pacific Standard Time to Central Daylight Time and view the day and night map at different times.

Day–night colors on the map:
Day colors Day
Civil twilight colors Civil twilight
Nautical twilight colors Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight colors Astronomical twilight
Night colors Night

Time Conversion Chart

PSTCDT
12am3am
1am4am
2am5am
3am6am
4am7am
5am8am
6am9am
7am10am
8am11am
9am12pm
10am1pm
11am2pm
12pm3pm
1pm4pm
2pm5pm
3pm6pm
4pm7pm
5pm8pm
6pm9pm
7pm10pm
8pm11pm
9pm12am
10pm1am
11pm2am