Convert PT to CT

Pacific Time (PT) to Central Time (CT)

When it's 12:00 PM in Los Angeles, it's 2:00 PM in Chicago

PT UTC-8 / UTC-7 CT UTC-6 / UTC-5 +2h

Interactive Converter

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PT to CT Conversion Table

Full 24-hour comparison. Business hours (9 AM -- 6 PM) are highlighted.

Los Angeles (PT)	Chicago (CT)
12:00 AM	2:00 AM
1:00 AM	3:00 AM
2:00 AM	4:00 AM
3:00 AM	5:00 AM
4:00 AM	6:00 AM
5:00 AM	7:00 AM
6:00 AM	8:00 AM
7:00 AM	9:00 AM
8:00 AM	10:00 AM
9:00 AM	11:00 AM
10:00 AM	12:00 PM
11:00 AM	1:00 PM
12:00 PM	2:00 PM
1:00 PM	3:00 PM
2:00 PM	4:00 PM
3:00 PM	5:00 PM
4:00 PM	6:00 PM
5:00 PM	7:00 PM
6:00 PM	8:00 PM
7:00 PM	9:00 PM
8:00 PM	10:00 PM
9:00 PM	11:00 PM
10:00 PM	12:00 AM +1 day
11:00 PM	1:00 AM +1 day

Best Meeting Window

Top meeting times for teams in PT and CT (9 AM -- 6 PM work hours, 1-hour meeting).

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Overlap

Everyone available

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Outside work hours

1 12:00 PM -- 1:00 PM in Los Angeles

Los Angeles: 12:00 PM Chicago: 2:00 PM

All members within working hours. Everyone in mid-day range.

9.3 / 10

2 1:00 PM -- 2:00 PM in Los Angeles

Los Angeles: 1:00 PM Chicago: 3:00 PM

All members within working hours. Everyone in mid-day range.

9.3 / 10

3 11:00 AM -- 12:00 PM in Los Angeles

Los Angeles: 11:00 AM Chicago: 1:00 PM

All members within working hours. Everyone in mid-day range.

8.9 / 10

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Time Difference & DST

CT is 2 hours ahead of PT all year.

Dates	Los Angeles	Chicago	Difference
Jan 1 – Mar 7, 2026	UTC-8	UTC-6	+2h
Mar 8 – Oct 31, 2026	UTC-7	UTC-5	+2h
Nov 1, 2026 – Mar 13, 2027	UTC-8	UTC-6	+2h
Mar 14 – Nov 6, 2027	UTC-7	UTC-5	+2h
Nov 7 – Dec 31, 2027	UTC-8	UTC-6	+2h

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Major Cities

Pacific Time (PT)

Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle

Central Time (CT)

Chicago
Dallas
Houston

Related Conversions

New York → Chicago

Chicago → New York

New York → Los Angeles

Los Angeles → New York

Chicago → Los Angeles

Chicago → Denver

Denver → Chicago

Denver → Los Angeles

Los Angeles → Denver

PT → GMT +7/+8h

Los Angeles → GMT

GMT → PT -8/-7h

GMT → Los Angeles

PT → CET +8/+9h

Los Angeles → Berlin

Popular Conversions

ET → IST +9:30/+10:30h

New York → Mumbai

ET → GMT +4/+5h

New York → GMT

ET → CET +5/+6h

New York → Berlin

PT → IST +12:30/+13:30h

Los Angeles → Mumbai

New York → Los Angeles

PT → GMT +7/+8h

Los Angeles → GMT

CET → IST +3:30/+4:30h

Berlin → Mumbai

UTC → ET -5/-4h

UTC → New York

ET → JST +13/+14h

New York → Tokyo

GMT → IST +5:30h

PT → CET +8/+9h

Los Angeles → Berlin

ET → AEST +14/+15/+16h

New York → Sydney

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