JST to CST Time Converter

Common Times Converted

JST on the left, CST on the right.

JST to CST: Full 24-Hour Conversion Table

Shaded rows are working hours; the darker shade marks the hours when both zones are at work.

What JST and CST Actually Are

JST — Japan Standard Time

Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoya, Sapporo. Standing at UTC+9:00 as written, and the region does not change its clocks, so that offset holds all year. Japan does not observe daylight saving, so this offset is fixed year-round.

Japan abolished daylight saving in 1952 and has resisted every attempt to reintroduce it, including a proposal around the 2020 Olympics.

CST — Central Standard Time

Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Mexico City, Winnipeg. Standing at UTC-6:00 as written, and the region does change its clocks, so its live offset moves by an hour twice a year. The next change is on Sunday, November 1, 2026, to CST. CST also stands for China Standard Time (UTC+8) and Cuba Standard Time (UTC-5). This page covers the North American one.

Saskatchewan sits inside the Central zone but never changes its clocks, so it matches CST in winter and its neighbors' MDT in summer.

What This Means in Practice

The date changes mid-working-day

For 5 of the eight hours in a normal JST working day, the equivalent CST time falls on a different calendar date. Anything scheduled in that stretch needs the date checked as well as the time, or a Tuesday call quietly becomes a Wednesday one at the other end.

This gap is not fixed

CST changes its clocks and JST does not, so the difference between them moves by an hour twice a year. A recurring meeting set now will drift for one side from Sunday, November 1, 2026 unless someone resets it.

Nearly opposite sides of the clock

At 14 hours apart, one side's morning is the other side's night. Handing work over at the end of a shift usually beats trying to get both parties in the same call.

Major Cities in Each Zone

Cities on JST

Cities on CST