Current Time in Beijing

Quick answer: Beijing uses China Standard Time (CST) · UTC+8 year-round · no daylight saving.

China Standard Time is UTC+8 and doesn't use daylight saving. Beijing time is the official clock for the whole of mainland China, which is why one zone, Asia/Shanghai, covers Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

IANA also lists Asia/Urumqi (UTC+6) for Xinjiang, which is used informally alongside Beijing time. If you're scheduling with someone in western China, ask whether they mean Beijing time or the local Xinjiang clock.

Abroad, the gap to Beijing moves only when the other city changes clocks. 9:00 AM in Beijing is 1:00 AM in January and 2:00 AM in July in London. In New York it's 8:00 PM the previous day in January and 9:00 PM the previous day in July.

London's early morning is Beijing's late afternoon: 8:00 AM in London is 4:00 PM in January and 3:00 PM in July in Beijing. From Tokyo, the gap is one hour, so 10:00 AM in Tokyo is 9:00 AM in Beijing.

From New York, an evening call reaches Beijing's next morning. 7:00 PM in New York is 8:00 AM the next day in January and 7:00 AM the next day in July in Beijing.

For a live overlap finder, use the meeting scheduler or convert an exact time with the time zone converter.