New York BeijingTime Converter
New York (EDT, UTC−4) is currently 12 hours behind Beijing (GMT+8, UTC+8). Compare live clocks, convert any hour, and find times to meet.
Quick answer
When it's in New York, it's the same day in Beijing.
New York (EST/EDT) runs 12 hours behind Beijing (GMT+8). A 9-to-5 workday on one side lands in the other side's evening or night, so the two cities share almost no normal working hours — edge-of-day calls are the trick.
- Time difference
- +12h 00m
- New York
- UTC−4
- Beijing
- UTC+8
- Best call window
- Outside 9–6
New York to Beijing conversion table
The next 12 hours in New York and the matching local time in Beijing. The current hour is highlighted; drag the converter's slider and the table follows.
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Best time to meet between New York & Beijing
Working hours are 9am–6pm in each city. The bright band is where they overlap — when both sides are at their desks.
Daylight saving shifts this gap by up to 1 hour
The difference between New York and Beijing swings between 12 and 13 hours across the year as each side starts or ends daylight saving. Clocks in New York move back 1 hour to EST (UTC−5) on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Beijing does not observe daylight saving time. This page always shows the live, DST-aware difference.
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One source of truth — for you and your AI
This page exposes the same answer as structured data, so when you ask an assistant "what's 9am New York time in Beijing?", it can cite the exact, DST-aware result — not a stale blog post.
- Schema.org JSON-LD on every converter page
- A machine-readable facts island with IANA zones and every possible offset
- Live times in <time datetime> elements with explicit UTC offsets
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"pair": "New York → Beijing",
"url": "https://worldclock.pro/en/convert/new-york-to-beijing",
"from": {
"name": "New York",
"type": "city",
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"daylightAbbreviation": "EDT",
"iana": "America/New_York",
"standardUtcOffset": "-05:00",
"daylightUtcOffset": "-04:00",
"referenceCity": "New York"
},
"to": {
"name": "Beijing",
"type": "city",
"abbreviation": "GMT+8",
"daylightAbbreviation": null,
"iana": "Asia/Shanghai",
"standardUtcOffset": "+08:00",
"daylightUtcOffset": null,
"referenceCity": "Beijing"
},
"currentDifferenceMinutes": 720,
"possibleDifferencesMinutes": [
720,
780
],
"note": "Between the regions that use these zones the difference is 12 and 13 hours across the year, depending on daylight saving on each side. The clocks on this page show the named zones themselves, which are fixed."
}
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between New York and Beijing?
New York is currently 12 hours behind Beijing. New York is on EDT (UTC−4) and Beijing is on GMT+8 (UTC+8). The difference can change when either side starts or ends daylight saving time.
Is Beijing ahead of or behind New York?
Beijing is currently 12 hours ahead of New York.
When it is 9:00 AM in New York, what time is it in Beijing?
When it is 9:00 AM on a Monday in New York, it is 9:00 PM in Beijing.
Do New York and Beijing observe daylight saving time?
Clocks in New York move back 1 hour to EST (UTC−5) on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Beijing does not observe daylight saving time.
How do I convert New York time to Beijing time?
Add 12 hours to any time in New York to get the time in Beijing. This page's converter and 24-hour table do it automatically and stay correct through daylight-saving changes.
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