Meeting time
Best time to meet: Beijing and Auckland
Beijing is 5 hours behind Auckland right now. Their working days overlap for 3 hours: 9 AM to 12 PM in Beijing, which is 2 PM to 5 PM in Auckland. The easiest time to meet is 10 AM in Beijing (3 PM in Auckland).
Hour by hour
With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Beijing time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.
| Beijing | Auckland | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 11 AM | Auckland at work |
| 7 AM | 12 PM | Auckland at work |
| 8 AM | 1 PM | Auckland at work |
| 9 AM | 2 PM | Both at work |
| 10 AM | 3 PM | Easiest time |
| 11 AM | 4 PM | Both at work |
| 12 PM | 5 PM | Beijing at work |
| 1 PM | 6 PM | Beijing at work |
| 2 PM | 7 PM | Beijing at work |
| 3 PM | 8 PM | Beijing at work |
| 4 PM | 9 PM | Beijing at work |
| 5 PM | 10 PM | Both off |
| 6 PM | 11 PM | Both off |
| 7 PM | 12 AM next day | Both off |
| 8 PM | 1 AM next day | Both off |
| 9 PM | 2 AM next day | Both off |
| 10 PM | 3 AM next day | Both off |
When the clocks change
The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:
| Dates | Beijing is | Both at work (Beijing time) | Easiest (Beijing / Auckland) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to April 4, 2027 | 5 hours behind | 9 AM–12 PM (3 hours) | 10 AM / 3 PM |
| April 4, 2027 to September 26, 2027 clocks in Auckland go back | 4 hours behind | 9 AM–1 PM (4 hours) | 10 AM / 2 PM |
| September 26, 2027 onward clocks in Auckland go forward | 5 hours behind | 9 AM–12 PM (3 hours) | 10 AM / 3 PM |
Beijing keeps the same clock as Singapore.
Questions people ask
2 PM in Auckland, while Beijing is 5 hours behind.
10 AM in Beijing, which is 3 PM in Auckland. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 12 PM Beijing time.
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.
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