China
Time now in Beijing Shi
Sunrise 05:31Sunset 07:04Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
14,933,274
Sunrise
05:31
Sunset
07:04
Day length
13h 33m
Coordinates
39.92, 116.40
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About the time in Beijing Shi
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Beijing Shi day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 01:00–09:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Around 14,933,274 people live in Beijing Shi, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Beijing Shi runs on Asia/Shanghai, which puts the city UTC +8 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Beijing Shi
- What time is it in Beijing Shi right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Beijing Shi, updating every second from Asia/Shanghai (UTC +8).
- Which time zone is Beijing Shi in?
- Beijing Shi uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC +8.
- What are normal business hours in Beijing Shi in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Beijing Shi runs from 01:00–09:00 UTC today.
- Does Beijing Shi change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Beijing Shi keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
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