Beijing to Los Angeles Time Converter
Quick answers
For most of the year, Beijing is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles. During seasonal clock changes, Beijing is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Beijing correspond to 6:00 pm (previous day) to 2:00 am in Los Angeles. During seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Beijing correspond to 5:00 pm (previous day) to 1:00 am in Los Angeles.
Compare Beijing time with Los Angeles time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
CST (China Standard Time) is 16 hours ahead of PST (Pacific Standard Time)
8:00 pm20:00 in Beijing, China is 4:00 am04:00 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Beijing to Los Angeles call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am in Beijing which corresponds to 4:30pm-5:30pm in Los Angeles (previous day)
8:00 pm20:00 CST (China Standard Time) (Beijing, China). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 PST (Pacific Standard Time) (Los Angeles, CA, USA). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
8:00 pm20:00 Beijing, China / 4:00 am04:00 Los Angeles, CA, USA
| Beijing, China | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 8am |
| 1am | 9am |
| 2am | 10am |
| 3am | 11am |
| 4am | 12pm (noon) |
| 5am | 1pm |
| 6am | 2pm |
| 7am | 3pm |
| 8am | 4pm |
| 9am | 5pm |
| 10am | 6pm |
| 11am | 7pm |
| 12pm (noon) | 8pm |
| 1pm | 9pm |
| 2pm | 10pm |
| 3pm | 11pm |
| 4pm | 12am (midnight) |
| 5pm | 1am |
| 6pm | 2am |
| 7pm | 3am |
| 8pm | 4am |
| 9pm | 5am |
| 10pm | 6am |
| 11pm | 7am |
| 00:00 | 08:00 |
| 01:00 | 09:00 |
| 02:00 | 10:00 |
| 03:00 | 11:00 |
| 04:00 | 12:00 |
| 05:00 | 13:00 |
| 06:00 | 14:00 |
| 07:00 | 15:00 |
| 08:00 | 16:00 |
| 09:00 | 17:00 |
| 10:00 | 18:00 |
| 11:00 | 19:00 |
| 12:00 | 20:00 |
| 13:00 | 21:00 |
| 14:00 | 22:00 |
| 15:00 | 23:00 |
| 16:00 | 00:00 |
| 17:00 | 01:00 |
| 18:00 | 02:00 |
| 19:00 | 03:00 |
| 20:00 | 04:00 |
| 21:00 | 05:00 |
| 22:00 | 06:00 |
| 23:00 | 07:00 |
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PST - Pacific Standard Time
-8:00 hours during Pacific Standard Time.
Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 2nd Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of November. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.