Beijing
China Reference
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Time in Beijing.
China · China Standard Time · Asia/Shanghai
Beijing is on China Standard Time (CST, UTC+8) all year and doesn’t use daylight saving time. Right now it’s 13 hours ahead of New York and 8 hours ahead of London.
Times checked against the IANA time zone database. How WherOra calculates times
New York
United States
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Comparing working hours · 8 AM–5 PM in each city
Daily hours, including weekends. Public holidays are not checked. Daylight saving guide → · Plan fair meetings
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All timelines share one moment. Dates follow Beijing. Daytime is 7 AM–7 PM, not sunrise/sunset.
Time zone in Beijing
Beijing uses China Standard Time (CST, UTC+8) all year. All of mainland China uses this one time zone. Its abbreviation CST is shared with US Central Standard Time, so name the city when you schedule.
- Time zone
- China Standard Time (CST)
- UTC offset
- UTC+8 (standard), no seasonal change
- Daylight saving
- No
- IANA zone
- Asia/Shanghai
Does Beijing use daylight saving time?
No. Beijing stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never change. Its time difference with cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, still moves by an hour twice a year.
Same time as Beijing
These cities in our world clock share Beijing’s time zone: Shanghai.
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Beijing: quick answers
What time zone is Beijing in?
Beijing uses China Standard Time (CST, UTC+8) all year. On phones and computers its time zone is called Asia/Shanghai.
Does Beijing observe daylight saving time?
No. Beijing doesn’t use daylight saving time: it stays on CST (UTC+8) all year.
What time is it in Beijing when it’s 9 AM in New York?
10:00 PM in Beijing. Beijing is 13 hours ahead of New York right now. From March 14, when New York changes its clocks, 9 AM in New York is 9:00 PM in Beijing.
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