CST: China Standard Time
A single zone eight hours ahead of UTC covering the whole of China, despite the country spanning roughly five hours of solar time. Sunrise in western Xinjiang can therefore fall after 10:00am on the clock.
Daylight
Current CST time
00:00:00
Shown for Beijing, a representative location on CST.
Sunrise
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Local time
Sunset
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Local time
UTC now
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Coordinated Universal Time
Your zone
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UTC
Same as you
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Relative to your device
- Abbreviation
- CST
- Standard offset
- UTC+8
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- vs UK now
- +7h
China Standard Time
Changes with BST
Where CST is used
- China
Cities on CST
CST converted to major cities
The current moment, read off each city's own clock.
| City | Local time | Date | vs Beijing |
|---|---|---|---|
| CardiffWales, UK | --:-- | ||
| LondonUnited Kingdom | --:-- | ||
| New YorkUnited States | --:-- | ||
| Los AngelesUnited States | --:-- | ||
| ChicagoUnited States | --:-- | ||
| São PauloBrazil | --:-- | ||
| ParisFrance | --:-- | ||
| DubaiUAE | --:-- | ||
| MumbaiIndia | --:-- | ||
| SingaporeSingapore | --:-- | ||
| TokyoJapan | --:-- | ||
| SydneyAustralia | --:-- |
CST and the UK
CST is running 7 hours ahead of the United Kingdom right now. Because CST has no daylight saving while the UK switches between GMT and BST, the difference between them changes by an hour twice a year even though CST itself never moves.
CST: questions
- What is CST?
- CST stands for China Standard Time. It is UTC+8, meaning it runs 8 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. A single zone eight hours ahead of UTC covering the whole of China, despite the country spanning roughly five hours of solar time. Sunrise in western Xinjiang can therefore fall after 10:00am on the clock.
- Which countries use CST?
- CST is used across China.
- Does CST change for daylight saving?
- No. CST stays at UTC+8 throughout the year. Note that the difference to the UK still changes, because Britain switches between GMT and BST.
- What is CST in UK time?
- CST is currently 7 hours ahead of the UK. Because Britain observes British Summer Time, this gap shifts by an hour between the winter and summer months.