Meeting time

Best time to meet: Los Angeles and Beijing

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

Tue 7:58 AMLos Angeles · Pacific Standard TimeTue 11:58 PMBeijing · China Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Los Angeles time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

Los AngelesBeijing
6 AM10 PMBoth off
7 AM11 PMBoth off
8 AM12 AM next dayBoth off
9 AM1 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
10 AM2 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
11 AM3 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
12 PM4 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
1 PM5 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
2 PM6 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
3 PM7 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
4 PM8 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
5 PM9 AM next dayBeijing at work
6 PM10 AM next dayBeijing at work
7 PM11 AM next dayBeijing at work
8 PM12 PM next dayBeijing at work
9 PM1 PM next dayBeijing at work
10 PM2 PM next dayBeijing at work

When the clocks change

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

DatesLos Angeles isBoth at work (Los Angeles time)Easiest (Los Angeles / Beijing)
Now to March 14, 202716 hours behindNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Los Angeles go forward		15 hours behindNone5 PM / 8 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Los Angeles go back		16 hours behindNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM

Los Angeles keeps the same clock as San Francisco; Beijing keeps the same clock as Singapore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Beijing when it is 9 AM in Los Angeles?
1 AM in Beijing, the next day, while Los Angeles is 16 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Los Angeles and Beijing?
4:30 PM in Los Angeles, which is 8:30 AM in Beijing. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Los Angeles and Beijing 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

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