New York time to Beijing time

Beijing is 13 hours ahead of New York in January and 12 hours ahead of in July (New York GMT-4/UTC−04:00 in summer; Beijing GMT+8/UTC+08:00). Enter a New York time below to convert it, or leave it blank to see the current time in both cities.

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How to use the New York to Beijing time

  1. Type a New York time (24-hour) and optionally a date, or leave blank for now.
  2. Click Convert.
  3. Read the Beijing time and the working-hours table.

Time difference between New York and Beijing

Beijing is 13 hours ahead of New York in January and 12 hours ahead of in July. New York observes daylight saving time and Beijing does not, so the difference changes twice a year. New York uses America/New York time (UTC−05:00 in January, UTC−04:00 in July); Beijing uses Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00 in January, UTC+08:00 in July).

Working week in New York and Beijing

New York: Office hours 09:00–17:00, weekend Saturday–Sunday. Eastern Time: EDT (UTC−4) from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November, otherwise EST (UTC−5).

Beijing: China Standard Time, UTC+8 for the entire country despite spanning five geographic zones. Office hours 09:00–18:00, weekend Saturday–Sunday; long public holidays around Chinese New Year and National Day (1–7 October).

Quick conversion table (summer difference)

New YorkBeijing
08:0020:00
09:0021:00
10:0022:00
12:0000:00 (next day)
14:0002:00 (next day)
16:0004:00 (next day)
18:0006:00 (next day)
20:0008:00 (next day)
22:0010:00 (next day)

Table uses the July difference; the tool above applies the exact rule for any date.

Best time to call between New York and Beijing

Within normal office hours (09:00–18:00) in both cities: no overlap within 09:00–18:00; one side must take an early or late call. For a compromise outside that window, the fairest slots are the ones nearest each side's start or end of day, alternating who takes the inconvenient hour.

Reverse

Need the other direction? See Beijing to New York, or the general time zone converter.

Frequently asked questions

How many hours ahead is Beijing from New York?

Beijing is 13 hours ahead of New York in January and 12 hours ahead of in July.

When it is 12:00 noon in New York, what time is it in Beijing?

00:00 in summer (); use the tool for a specific date.

Does the converter handle daylight saving?

Yes, for the exact date you enter, using the IANA time-zone rules in your browser.

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Last updated 2026-09-23.