CST
Chicago
CST-CN
Beijing
Convert CST to CST-CN
Central Standard Time to China Standard Time — Beijing is 13 hours ahead of Chicago
12:27 PM
Friday, March 27, 2026
UTC-5
1:27 AM
Saturday, March 28, 2026
UTC+8
Quick Facts
Time Difference
+13 hours
CST Full Name
Central Standard Time
CST-CN Full Name
China Standard Time
CST to CST-CN Conversion Table
CST (Chicago)
CST-CN (Beijing)
12:00 AM
1:00 PM
1:00 AM
2:00 PM
2:00 AM
3:00 PM
3:00 AM
4:00 PM
4:00 AM
5:00 PM
5:00 AM
6:00 PM
6:00 AM
7:00 PM
7:00 AM
8:00 PM
8:00 AM
9:00 PM
9:00 AM
10:00 PM
10:00 AM
11:00 PM
11:00 AM
12:00 AM(Mar 28)
12:00 PM
1:00 AM(Mar 28)
1:00 PM
2:00 AM(Mar 28)
2:00 PM
3:00 AM(Mar 28)
3:00 PM
4:00 AM(Mar 28)
4:00 PM
5:00 AM(Mar 28)
5:00 PM
6:00 AM(Mar 28)
6:00 PM
7:00 AM(Mar 28)
7:00 PM
8:00 AM(Mar 28)
8:00 PM
9:00 AM(Mar 28)
9:00 PM
10:00 AM(Mar 28)
10:00 PM
11:00 AM(Mar 28)
11:00 PM
12:00 PM(Mar 28)
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About CST and CST-CN Time Zones
CST (Central Standard Time) is UTC-5 and is the standard time zone for Chicago. CST-CN (China Standard Time) is UTC+8 and is the standard time zone for Beijing.
When it's 12:00 PM (noon) in Chicago (CST), it's 1:00 AM in Beijing (CST-CN). The time difference between CST and CST-CN is 13 hours.
Use our world clock tool to compare Chicago and Beijing with a visual timeline, or browse more timezone conversions.