Current time in Beijing

23:50 Sunday 25 October · UTC+8 · no daylight saving

Where	Local time	Difference	Reasonable to call?
New York	11:50 Sun	12h behind	Yes
Los Angeles	08:50 Sun	15h behind	Yes
London	15:50 Sun	8h behind	Yes
Berlin	16:50 Sun	7h behind	Yes
Sydney	02:50 Mon	3h ahead	No, outside 8am to 9pm
Singapore	23:50 Sun	same time	No, outside 8am to 9pm
Dubai	19:50 Sun	4h behind	Yes

The whole country runs on this single zone, despite spanning about five geographic hours. In the far west that means sunrise can be near 10am by the clock.

There is no daylight saving, so the offset is the same all year and your calculation does not change mid-trip.

Business hours are typically 9am to 6pm with a real lunch break, and many offices genuinely stop for it.

Planning Calls and Arrivals

The table above is live, so it is the quickest way to check before you dial. Two things it will not tell you. A red-eye arrival is a scheduling decision as much as a flight choice: landing at 6am against a 3pm check-in makes a long first day, and paying for the previous night is usually the better trade. And jet lag is not symmetrical, so booking an arrival in the late afternoon local time gives you the shortest path to a normal night's sleep.

For everything else about visiting, see the Beijing guide.