Current time in Beijing
Live local time, date and time zone information for Beijing, China.
Current time in Beijing
22:12:25
Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00
Time zone in Beijing
Beijing is in China and uses the Asia/Shanghai time zone. Beijing does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00) all year.
Sunrise and sunset in Beijing
Sun and clock in Beijing
Beijing sits almost exactly on the meridian its time zone is built around, so the clock and the sun agree here about as closely as they do anywhere: averaged over the year, solar noon falls at 12:14 by the standard clock, within 14 minutes of twelve.
Daylight through the year in Beijing
At 39.9°N latitude, Beijing sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 15 h 0 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 9 h 20 m, a swing of about 5 h 40 m between midsummer and midwinter.
Mid-latitude cities like Beijing get the full seasonal cycle, with the longest and shortest days 5 h 40 m apart.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Beijing at about 04:46 and sets at about 19:46; on the December solstice it rises at about 07:32 and sets at about 16:52.
When the clocks change in Beijing
Beijing does not change its clocks. The offset stays at UTC+08:00 every day of the year, so a time arranged here means the same thing in January as it does in July. That makes Beijing a straightforward place to schedule against — there is no window in the calendar where a recurring meeting quietly shifts by an hour.
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Beijing moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Beijing from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Beijing corresponds to 01:00–09:00 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 01:00–09:00.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 21:00 in Beijing, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
- London overlaps for only 1 hours, from 16:00 to 17:00 Beijing time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
- Tokyo’s working day overlaps with Beijing’s for 7 hours, from 09:00 to 16:00 Beijing time.
These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.
Time difference from your location
Beijing is currently on UTC+08:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Beijing compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Other places in this directory that keep Asia/Shanghai time: Shanghai and Shenzhen. Their clocks match Beijing’s exactly, including any daylight saving change. The nearest listed city on a different zone is Seoul, about 950 km away on Asia/Seoul, currently 1 h ahead of Beijing.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 39.90°N, 116.41°E, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Beijing in?
Beijing uses the Asia/Shanghai time zone — China Standard Time, UTC+08:00.
Does Beijing use daylight saving time?
Beijing does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00) all year.
What is the UTC offset for Beijing?
The standard offset is UTC+08:00 all year. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Beijing and my location?
The section above compares Beijing with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.