Beijing to San Francisco Time Converter
Quick answers
For most of the year, Beijing is 15 hours ahead of San Francisco. During seasonal clock changes, Beijing is 16 hours ahead of San Francisco.
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 San Francisco. 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 San Francisco.
Compare Beijing time with San Francisco 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 San Francisco, CA, USA
Beijing to San Francisco 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 San Francisco (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) (San Francisco, CA, USA). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
8:00 pm20:00 Beijing, China / 4:00 am04:00 San Francisco, CA, USA
| Beijing, China | San Francisco, 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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San Francisco Information
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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.