Meeting time

Best time to meet: Beijing and Honolulu

Beijing is 18 hours ahead of Honolulu right now. Their working days overlap for 2 hours: 9 AM to 11 AM in Beijing, which is 3 PM to 5 PM in Honolulu. The easiest time to meet is 10 AM in Beijing (4 PM in Honolulu).

Tue 11:54 PMBeijing · China Standard TimeTue 5:54 AMHonolulu · Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time

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.

BeijingHonolulu
6 AM12 PM day beforeHonolulu at work
7 AM1 PM day beforeHonolulu at work
8 AM2 PM day beforeHonolulu at work
9 AM3 PM day beforeBoth at work
10 AM4 PM day beforeEasiest time
11 AM5 PM day beforeBeijing at work
12 PM6 PM day beforeBeijing at work
1 PM7 PM day beforeBeijing at work
2 PM8 PM day beforeBeijing at work
3 PM9 PM day beforeBeijing at work
4 PM10 PM day beforeBeijing at work
5 PM11 PM day beforeBoth off
6 PM12 AMBoth off
7 PM1 AMBoth off
8 PM2 AMBoth off
9 PM3 AMBoth off
10 PM4 AMBoth off

All year

The gap between Beijing and Honolulu does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Beijing keeps the same clock as Singapore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Honolulu when it is 9 AM in Beijing?
3 PM in Honolulu, the day before, while Beijing is 18 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Beijing and Honolulu?
10 AM in Beijing, which is 4 PM in Honolulu. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 11 AM Beijing time.
Does the time difference between Beijing and Honolulu change during the year?
No. It stays 18 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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