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CST - China Standard Time

Monday, 2 November 2026 · GMT+8 · UTC+8

China Standard Time. Represented here by the IANA zone Asia/Shanghai. This zone has no daylight saving time. Asia/Shanghai details

CST against the world

columns: CST hours
PING · 09–18 local MAYBE · 07–09, 18–21 NOT NOW · 21–07Outlined: everyone can be pinged

Daylight saving

All DST dates
No changes
UTC+8 all yearThis zone does not observe daylight saving.

Cities on CST time

ShanghaiChinaChongqingChinaChengduChinaBeijingChinaGuangzhouChinaShenzhenChinaTianjinChinaWuhanChinaXi'anChinaHangzhouChinaNanjingChinaDongguanChinaXi’anChinaFoshanChinaWuzhongChinaQingdaoChinaShenyangChinaSuzhouChinaPuxiChinaPudongChinaHarbinChinaHefeiChinaDalianChinaChangchunChina

Convert from CST

All converters
CST → ESTCST → EDTCST → PSTCST → PDTCST → CSTCST → CDTCST → MSTCST → MDTCST → GMTCST → UTCCST → BSTCST → CETCST → CESTCST → EETCST → GSTCST → IST

Questions

What time is it in CST now?

CST is UTC+8 (China Standard Time). The clock at the top of this page is live.

Which countries use CST?

China. Largest city: Shanghai.

Does CST change for daylight saving?

No. CST stays on UTC+8 all year.