China
Time now in Beixing
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:06Sunset 06:49Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
05:06
Sunset
06:49
Day length
13h 42m
Coordinates
43.56, 121.36
Time difference from Beixing
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Beixing right now.
Beixing on the map
About the time in Beixing
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Beixing 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.
Beixing 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.
Beixing follows the civil time used across its region of China; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
Frequently asked questions about time in Beixing
- Does Beixing change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Beixing keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Beixing in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Beixing runs from 01:00–09:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Beixing right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Beixing, updating every second from Asia/Shanghai (UTC +8).
- Which time zone is Beixing in?
- Beixing uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC +8.
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