Time in CST (China Standard Time)
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04:04:38
Monday, 29 June 2026
About CST
The standard time in China, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan (though Taiwan may also use 'TST' for Taiwan Standard Time). Despite China's vast geographical width, it officially uses a single time zone. Also known as Beijing Time.
UTC Offset: +08:00
Current time is based on the representative IANA zone: Asia/Chongqing
FAQ — China Standard Time
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The current time in China Standard Time (CST) is 04:04:38. Compare with other major time zones on Time.so.
CST stands for China Standard Time. It is one of the standard time zone abbreviations used in scheduling, email headers, and time stamps. Browse all major time zones for comparison.
IANA time zones grouped under China Standard Time include Asia/Chongqing, Asia/Chungking, Asia/Harbin, Asia/Macao, Asia/Macau, Asia/Shanghai. The full list and current time for each is on this page; see all IANA time zones for the complete database.
CST is used (in whole or in part) by China, Macao, Taiwan. Each country page lists which time zone applies to which region.
Use the time zone converter to translate any time from another zone into CST. The converter handles DST transitions and accepts city names as inputs.