Meeting time

Best time to meet: Beijing and San Diego

Beijing is 16 hours ahead of San Diego right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 8:30 AM in Beijing, which is 4:30 PM in San Diego — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 11:58 PMBeijing · China Standard TimeTue 7:58 AMSan Diego · Pacific Standard Time
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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.

BeijingSan Diego
6 AM2 PM day beforeSan Diego at work
7 AM3 PM day beforeSan Diego at work
8 AM4 PM day beforeSan Diego at work
9 AM5 PM day beforeBeijing at work
10 AM6 PM day beforeBeijing at work
11 AM7 PM day beforeBeijing at work
12 PM8 PM day beforeBeijing at work
1 PM9 PM day beforeBeijing at work
2 PM10 PM day beforeBeijing at work
3 PM11 PM day beforeBeijing at work
4 PM12 AMBeijing at work
5 PM1 AMBoth off
6 PM2 AMBoth off
7 PM3 AMBoth off
8 PM4 AMBoth off
9 PM5 AMBoth off
10 PM6 AMBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesBeijing isBoth at work (Beijing time)Easiest (Beijing / San Diego)
Now to March 14, 202716 hours aheadNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in San Diego go forward		15 hours aheadNone8 AM / 5 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in San Diego go back		16 hours aheadNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM

Beijing keeps the same clock as Singapore; San Diego keeps the same clock as San Francisco.

Questions people ask

What time is it in San Diego when it is 9 AM in Beijing?
5 PM in San Diego, the day before, while Beijing is 16 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Beijing and San Diego?
8:30 AM in Beijing, which is 4:30 PM in San Diego. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Beijing and San Diego change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

More cities

New York and BeijingNo shared working hours · fairest at 6 PM New York timeLondon and BeijingNo shared working hours · fairest at 8:30 AM London timeSan Francisco and BeijingNo shared working hours · fairest at 4:30 PM San Francisco timeLos Angeles and BeijingNo shared working hours · fairest at 4:30 PM Los Angeles timeBangalore and Beijing5 hours 30 minutes of shared working day · meet at 11 AM Bangalore timeSydney and Beijing5 hours of shared working day · meet at 1:30 PM Sydney timeTokyo and Beijing7 hours of shared working day · meet at 11 AM Tokyo timeBerlin and Beijing1 hour of shared working day · meet at 9 AM Berlin timeParis and Beijing1 hour of shared working day · meet at 9 AM Paris timeToronto and BeijingNo shared working hours · fairest at 6 PM Toronto timeChicago and BeijingNo shared working hours · fairest at 5:30 PM Chicago timeDubai and Beijing4 hours of shared working day · meet at 10 AM Dubai time

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