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Compare Guangzhou time with EDT 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 13 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time
8:00 pm20:00 in Guangzhou, China is 7:00 am07:00 in EST

Guangzhou to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7am-8am in Guangzhou which corresponds to 6pm-7pm in EST (previous day)

8:00 pm20:00 CST (China Standard Time) (Guangzhou, China). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

8:00 pm20:00 Guangzhou, China / 7:00 am07:00 EST

Guangzhou, ChinaEST
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2am1pm
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4am3pm
5am4pm
6am5pm
7am6pm
8am7pm
9am8pm
10am9pm
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1pm12am (midnight)
2pm1am
3pm2am
4pm3am
5pm4am
6pm5am
7pm6am
8pm7am
9pm8am
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Guangzhou Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CST - China Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+8:00 hours during China Standard Time, currently in use.

Guangzhou Facts

Country
China
Alternative Names
CAN, Cantao, Canton, Cantão, Cantón, Fan-yu, Fan-yü, Guanchjou, Guanchzhou, Guanczou, Guand'ou, Guandzhou, Guandzou, Guandžou, Guangdzou, Guangdzov, Guangdžou, Guangdžov, Guangjow, Guangzhou, Guangzhou Shi, Guanzhou, Guančžou, Guaңҗu, Guong-ciu, Guōng-ciŭ, Gvangjcouh, Kanton, Kantono, Kng-chiu-chhi, Kong-chu-su, Kouan'nktsoou, Kouang-chou, Kuang-chou, Kuang-chou-shih, Kwang-chowfu, Kwangchow, Kwangtsjou, Kóng-chû-sṳ, Kńg-chiu-chhī, P'an-yu, Puyun, Puyün, P’an-yü, Quancheum, Quancjou, Quang Chau, Quançjou, Quảng Châu, Shengcheng, ghwanzw, gu'angazu, guang zhou, guang zhou shi, guanjou, guyanjho, gvangajho'u, gvanjea, gwangjeou, gwangjeou si, gwangzhw, gwʼnggwʼw, kantwn, kuvanco, kvangacau, kwang cow, shynyang, Κουανγκτσόου, Гуангџоу, Гуанджоу, Гуандьоу, Гуанжоу, Гуанчжоу, Гуанчжоў, Гуаңҗу, Кантон, Գուանչժոու, גואנגגואו, شینیانگ, غوانزو, کانتون, گوانگژو, گوانگ‌ژو, گۇاڭجۇ شەھىرى, क्वांगचौ, ग्वांगझोउ, গুয়ংঝো, ਗੁਆਂਗਜ਼ੂ, குவாங்சோ, ഗ്വാങ്ജോ, กว่างโจว, ກວ່າງໂຈວ, ཀོང་ཀྲོའུ་གྲོང་ཁྱེར།, ကွမ်ကျိုးမြို့, გუანჯოუ, 广州, 广州市, 広州, 広州市, 廣州, 廣州市, 광저우, 광저우 시
Population
11,071,424
Currency
Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Geographic Coordinates
23° 07' N Latitude / 113° 15' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+86

Eastern Daylight Time

Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks & Caicos Is, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.175 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens.

French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

EDT Time Zone Geo Map
EDT timezone map

Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ended on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) starts on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March

EDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -04 - basic short
  • -0400 - basic
  • -04:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST5EDT
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -4 offset:
  • AST - Atlantic Standard Time
  • EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
  • AMT - Amazon Time
  • BOT - Bolivia Time
  • CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
  • CLT - Chile Standard Time
  • FKT - Falkland Island Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • PYT - Paraguay Time
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time