China Standard Time

Commonly abbreviated CST — shown here for reference only; this site always uses the IANA identifier Asia/Shanghai as the source of truth.

02:34:33

Friday, October 16, 2026 · UTC+08:00

This zone does not observe daylight saving time.

Understand this time zone

How Time Zones Work (and Why They’re Not Always a Whole Hour Apart)Time zones roughly follow 15° slices of longitude, but political borders bend that pattern — including a few zones offset by 30 or 45 minutes.

Cities in this time zone

China Standard Time compared with other time zones

Current local time in major time zones, alongside China Standard Time
Time zone	Time now	Difference
Coordinated Universal Time	18:34Yesterday	8 hours behind
Greenwich Mean Time	19:34Yesterday	7 hours behind
Indochina Time	01:34	1 hour behind
India Standard Time	00:04	2h 30m behind
Japan Standard Time	03:34	1 hour ahead
Korea Standard Time	03:34	1 hour ahead
Singapore Time	02:34	Same time
Australian Eastern Time	05:34	3 hours ahead

Used in: China.