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ChinaCST
UTC+8
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United KingdomGMT
UTC+0
8h behind
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3am
6am
9am
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3pm
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IST
UTC+5:30
2h 30m behind
12am
3am
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6pm
9pm
New York, USAEST
UTC−5
13h behind
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3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
California, USAPST
UTC−8
yesterday (previous day)
16h behind
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3am
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9am
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3:30 pm15:30 CST (UTC+8), Nov 1, 2026 = 7:30 am07:30 GMT (UTC+0), Nov 1, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 IST (UTC+5:30), Nov 1, 2026 = 2:30 am02:30 EST (UTC-5), Nov 1, 2026 = 11:30 pm23:30 PST (UTC-8), Oct 31, 2026

Beijing is 8 hours ahead of London. Beijing is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of IST. Beijing is 13 hours ahead of New York City. Beijing is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles.

How the time difference changes

Beijing to London

For most of the year, Beijing is 7 hours ahead of London. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, Beijing is 8 hours ahead of London.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Beijing correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in London. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Beijing correspond to 1:00 am to 10:00 am in London.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Beijing correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in London. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Beijing correspond to 01:00 to 10:00 in London.

Beijing to IST

Beijing is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of IST year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Beijing correspond to 6:30 am to 3:30 pm in IST.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Beijing correspond to 06:30 to 15:30 in IST.

Beijing to New York City

For most of the year, Beijing is 12 hours ahead of New York City. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Beijing is 13 hours ahead of New York City.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Beijing correspond to 9:00 pm (previous day) to 6:00 am in New York City. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Beijing correspond to 8:00 pm (previous day) to 5:00 am in New York City.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Beijing correspond to 21:00 (previous day) to 06:00 in New York City. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Beijing correspond to 20:00 (previous day) to 05:00 in New York City.

Beijing to Los Angeles

For most of the year, Beijing is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Beijing is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Beijing correspond to 6:00 pm (previous day) to 3:00 am in Los Angeles. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Beijing correspond to 5:00 pm (previous day) to 2:00 am in Los Angeles.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Beijing correspond to 18:00 (previous day) to 03:00 in Los Angeles. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Beijing correspond to 17:00 (previous day) to 02:00 in Los Angeles.

Compare Beijing time with London, IST, New York City, and 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 8 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). CST (China Standard Time) is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of India Standard Time. CST (China Standard Time) is 13 hours ahead of EST (Eastern Standard Time). CST (China Standard Time) is 16 hours ahead of PST (Pacific Standard Time).
3:30 pm15:30 in Beijing, China is 7:30 am07:30 in London, United Kingdom and is 1:00 pm13:00 in IST and is 2:30 am02:30 in New York City, NY, USA and is 11:30 pm23:30 in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Beijing to London call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in Beijing which corresponds to 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in London
Beijing to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11:30am-6pm11:30-18:00 in Beijing which corresponds to 9am-3:30pm09:00-15:30 in IST
Beijing to New York City call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7am-8am07:00-08:00 in Beijing which corresponds to 7pm-8pm19:00-20:00 in New York City (previous day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
Beijing to Los Angeles call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in Beijing which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in Los Angeles (previous day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

3:30 pm15:30 CST (China Standard Time) (Beijing, China). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
7:30 am07:30 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) (London, United Kingdom). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
2:30 am02:30 EST (Eastern Standard Time) (New York City, NY, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
11:30 pm23:30 PST (Pacific Standard Time) (Los Angeles, CA, USA). Offset UTC -8:00 hours

3:30 pm15:30 Beijing, China / 7:30 am07:30 London, United Kingdom / 1:00 pm13:00 IST / 2:30 am02:30 New York City, NY, USA / 11:30 pm23:30 Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Hourly time comparison
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Beijing Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CST – China Standard Time, UTC+8 (no daylight saving time)

Beijing Facts

Country
China
Alternative Names
BJS, Bac Kinh, Baek-ging, Baekging, Behehzhin, Beijing, Beijing Shi, Beising, Beixin, Beixín, Bejdzing, Bejdżing, Bejing, Beyjing, Beȝcinȝ, Báe̤k-gĭng, Béising, Bắc Kinh, Pechin, Pechino, Pechinu, Pechinum, Pecinum, Pei-ching, Pei-ching-shih, Pei-p'ing, Pei-p'ing-shih, Peken, Pekin, Pekin', Pekina, Pekinas, Peking, Pekini, Pekino, Pekín, Pekîn, Peping, Pequim, Pequin, Pequín, Pet-kin, Pet-kîn, Peycing, Pikkin, Pèquin, Pékin, Péqùin, Péycing, be'ijim, be'ijina, be'ijinga, bei jing, bei jing shi, beidjin, beijing, bijiga, bijing, bijinga, bkyn, buggyeong, byjng, bykyn, byyg'yng, byyzsyng, pakking, peyjin, pkn, Πεκίνο, Бейжің, Бээжин, Бәәҗң балһсн, Пекин, Пекинг, Пекін, Пекінґ, Պեկին, בייג'ינג, בייזשינג, بكين, بيكين, بیجنگ, بېجینګ, بېيجىڭ, بېيجىڭ شەھىرى, پکن, پێکەن, ބީޖިންގ, बीजिंग, बेइजिङ, বেইজিং, ਬੀਜਿੰਗ, બેઇજિંગ, பெய்ஜிங், బీజింగ్, ಬೀಜಿಂಗ್, ബെയ്‌ജിങ്ങ്‌, බෙයිජිං, ปักกิ่ง, པེ་ཅིང་གྲོང་ཁྱེར།, ပေကျင်းမြို့, პეკინი, ቤዪጂንግ, ប៉េកាំង, 北京, 北京市, 베이징, 북경
Population
18,960,744
Currency
Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Geographic Coordinates
39° 54' N Latitude / 116° 23' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+86

London Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
GMT – Greenwich Mean Time, UTC+0 (now)
BST – British Summer Time, UTC+1 (daylight saving time)
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 1:00 amSunday, March 28, 2027 at 01:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 2:00 am02:00 (BST). DST starts on the last Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 31, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, October 31, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (GMT). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.

London Facts

Country
United Kingdom
Alternative Names
ILondon, LON, Lakana, Landan, Landen, Ljondan, Llundain, Lodoni, Londain, Londan, Londar, Londe, Londen, Londin, Londinium, Londino, Londn, London, London osh, Londona, Londonas, Londoni, Londono, Londons, Londonu, Londra, Londres, Londrez, Londri, Londro, Londye, Londyn, Londýn, Lonn, Lontoo, Loundres, Luan GJon, Lun-tun, Lunden, Lundra, Lundun, Lundunir, Lundúnir, Lung-dung, Lunnainn, Lunnin, Lunnon, Luân Đôn, Lùn-tûn, Lùng-dŭng, Lûn-tun, Lākana, Lůndůn, Lọndọnu, Ranana, Rānana, ilantan, ladana, landan, landana, leondeon, lndn, london, londoni, lun dui, lun dun, lwndwn, lxndxn, rondon, Łondra, Λονδίνο, Лондан, Лондон, Лондон ош, Лондонъ, Лёндан, Լոնդոն, לאנדאן, לונדון, لأندأن, لندن, لوندون, لەندەن, ܠܘܢܕܘܢ, लंडन, लंदन, लण्डन, लन्डन्, लन्दन, লন্ডন, ਲੰਡਨ, લંડન, ଲଣ୍ଡନ, இலண்டன், లండన్, ಲಂಡನ್, ലണ്ടൻ, ලන්ඩන්, ลอนดอน, ລອນດອນ, ལོན་ཊོན།, လန်ဒန်မြို့, ლონდონი, ለንደን, ᎫᎴ ᏗᏍᎪᏂᎯᏱ, ロンドン, 伦敦, 倫敦, 런던
Population
8,961,989
Currency
Pound (GBP)
Geographic Coordinates
51° 30' N Latitude / 0° 07' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+44
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Current Time in the United Kingdom

India Standard Time

Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: India

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Current time in India: India time now

IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0530 - basic
  • +05:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Calcutta
  • Asia/Kolkata
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2

New York City Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EST – Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5 (now)
EDT – Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-4 (daylight saving time)
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (EDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 7, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, November 7, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (EST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.

New York City Facts

Country
USA
State
New York
Alternative Names
Aebura, Bandar Raya New York, Big Apple, Cathair Nua-Eabhrac, City of New York, Eabhraig Nuadh, Efrog Newydd, Evrek Nowydh, Ga-no-no, Kanon:no, Kanono, Kanón:no, Kota New York, Lungsod ng New York, N'ju-Jork, NY, NYC, Nea Yorke, Nei Yarrick Schtadt, Neu Amsterdam, Neu Jorck, New Amsterdam, New Orange, New Yorc, New York, New York City, New York Stad, New York borg, New York kenti, New York-borg, New Yorke, New Yorku, Niujorkas, Nju Jork, Njujork, Nouvelle Yorck, Nouvieau York, Nov-Jorko, Nova Amsterda, Nova Iorque, Nova York, Nova-York, Novjorko, Novum Eboracum, Nowy Jork, Nua-Eabhrac, Nueva York, Nujorka, Nyja Jorvik, Nyu York Shehiri, Nòva York, Nýja Jórvík, Thanh pho New York, The Big Apple, Thành phố New York, York Berri, manhattan, n'yuyorka, ni'u iyarka siti, niu yue, niu yue shi, niyuyark nakaram, nkhr niwyxrk, nyuyog, nyuyog si, nyuyoku, nyw ywrq, nywywrk, Ņujorka, Νέα Υόρκη, Њу Јорк, Њујорк, Нью-Ёрк, Нью-Йорк, Ню Йорк, ניו יארק, ניו יורק, ניו־יאָרק, نيويورك, نیویارک شہر, نیویورک, न्यूयॉर्क, নিউ ইয়র্ক সিটি, நியூயார்க் நகரம், นครนิวยอร์ก, ნიუ-იორკი, ニューヨーク, マンハッタン, 紐約市, 纽约, 뉴욕, 뉴욕 시
Population
8,804,190
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
40° 42' N Latitude / 74° 00' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1
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Los Angeles Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
PDT – Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-7 (now, daylight saving time)
PST – Pacific Standard Time, UTC-8 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (PST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (PDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Los Angeles Facts

Country
USA
State
California
Alternative Names
Angelopolis, Ciudad De los Angelos, Cuidad De Los Angelos, El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porcivncula, El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora de los Angeles de Porciuncula, El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Porciúncula, El Pueblo del Rio de Nuestra Senora, L.A., LA, LAX, La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula, Lok-chham-ki, Los And'eles, Los Andzelas, Los Andzeles, Los Andzheles, Los Andzhelis, Los Andželas, Los Andželes, Los Angeles, Los Anjeles, Los Anjélés, Los Antzeles, Los Anxheles, Los Anxhelos, Los Anzeles, Los Anzheles, Los Ángeles, Los-Anceles, Los-Andzeles, Los-Andzhehles, Los-Andzheles, Los-Angeleso, Los-Anjeles, Los-Anzheles, Los-Anzheles shaary, Los-Anĝeleso, Losandzelosa, Losandželosa, Lo̍k-chhám-kî, Lungsod ng Los Angeles, Luos Andzels, Luos Andžels, Os Anxeles, Os Ánxeles, Pueblo De Los Angeles, Pueblo Los Angelos, el-ei, las aynjls, las encalas, las enjales, las enjalis, lasa ainjalasa, lasa enjalasa, lasa enjilasa, leas anceles, los-anjelesi, losa enjelasa, losa enjelisa, losa enjelsa, loseuaenjelleseu, loseuenjelleseu, ls anjls, luo shan ji, lws anjls, lws anjlws, lws anjlys, lws ʼngls, rosanzerusu, Λος Άντζελες, Лос Анджелес, Лос Анджелис, Лос Андьелес, Лос Анжелес, Лос Анђелес, Лос Анџелес, Лос Анҷелес, Лос Анӂелес, Лос-Анджелес, Лос-Анджэлес, Лос-Анжелес, Лос-Анжелес шаары, Лос-Анџелес, Լոս Անջելես, לאס אנדזשעלעס, לוס אנגלס, لاس اینجلس, لس آنجلس, لس‌آنجلس, لوس آنجلس, لوس أنجلوس, لوس ئانجېلېس, لوس انجليس, لوس‌آنجلس, لۆس ئانجلەس, लस एञ्जिलस, लस एन्जलस, लास एंजलस, लॉस एंजेलिस, लॉस एंजेल्स, লস অ্যাঞ্জেলেস, ਲਾਸ ਐਂਜਲਸ, લોસ એન્જેલસ, லாஸ் ஏஞ்சலஸ், లాస్ ఏంజలెస్, ಲಾಸ್ ಎಂಜಲೀಸ್, ലോസ് ആഞ്ചെലെസ്, ลอสแอนเจลิส, လော့စ်အိန်ဂျယ်လိစ်မြို့, ლოს-ანჯელესი, ሎስ አንጄሌስ, ロサンゼルス, 洛杉矶, 洛杉磯, 로스앤젤레스, 로스엔젤레스, 엘에이
Population
3,820,914
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
34° 03' N Latitude / 118° 14' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1
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