Beijing vs New York
Time difference between Beijing and New York: -12 hours. Compare live clocks, DST changes, and meeting times.
Beijing Time (UTC+08:00 year-round) and New York (Eastern Time) are 12 or 13 hours apart. There is almost no shared 09:00–17:00 window. US–China calls usually sit at 08:00 or 09:00 in New York, which is already 20:00–22:00 in Beijing, or the reverse early Beijing morning.
- -12 hours
- When it is 09:00 in Beijing, it is 21:00 in New York.
- Daylight saving
- This gap can change when daylight saving starts or ends on either side. Recheck near transition weekends.
Working hours overlap
Beijing and New York have no overlap in a standard 09:00–17:00 working day. One side has to move outside normal hours, so agree in advance which one it will be.
Beijing to New York: hour by hour
Every hour of today in Beijing and the matching local time in New York. Highlighted rows fall inside working hours in both cities.
| Beijing | New York |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 12:00 |
| 01:00 | 13:00 |
| 02:00 | 14:00 |
| 03:00 | 15:00 |
| 04:00 | 16:00 |
| 05:00 | 17:00 |
| 06:00 | 18:00 |
| 07:00 | 19:00 |
| 08:00 | 20:00 |
| 09:00 | 21:00 |
| 10:00 | 22:00 |
| 11:00 | 23:00 |
| 12:00 | 00:00 (next day) |
| 13:00 | 01:00 (next day) |
| 14:00 | 02:00 (next day) |
| 15:00 | 03:00 (next day) |
| 16:00 | 04:00 (next day) |
| 17:00 | 05:00 (next day) |
| 18:00 | 06:00 (next day) |
| 19:00 | 07:00 (next day) |
| 20:00 | 08:00 (next day) |
| 21:00 | 09:00 (next day) |
| 22:00 | 10:00 (next day) |
| 23:00 | 11:00 (next day) |
Working hours in both cities
When this gap changes
New York changes its clocks on Sunday, 1 November 2026; Beijing does not change on that date, so the gap between the two shifts by an hour until both sides have transitioned.
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Beijing and New York: common questions
- What is the time difference between Beijing and New York?
- The current difference is -12 hours. When it is 09:00 in Beijing, it is 21:00 in New York.
- When can Beijing and New York meet?
- Beijing and New York have no overlap in a standard 09:00–17:00 working day. One side has to move outside normal hours, so agree in advance which one it will be.
- Does the difference change during the year?
- It can. Whenever one city changes its clocks and the other does not, the gap moves by an hour until both have transitioned. New York changes its clocks on Sunday, 1 November 2026; Beijing does not change on that date, so the gap between the two shifts by an hour until both sides have transitioned.