Meeting time

Best time to meet: Vancouver and Beijing

Vancouver is 15 hours behind Beijing right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 5 PM in Vancouver, which is 8 AM in Beijing — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 8:55 AMVancouver · Pacific Daylight TimeTue 11:55 PMBeijing · China Standard Time

Hour by hour

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

VancouverBeijing
6 AM9 PMBoth off
7 AM10 PMBoth off
8 AM11 PMBoth off
9 AM12 AM next dayVancouver at work
10 AM1 AM next dayVancouver at work
11 AM2 AM next dayVancouver at work
12 PM3 AM next dayVancouver at work
1 PM4 AM next dayVancouver at work
2 PM5 AM next dayVancouver at work
3 PM6 AM next dayVancouver at work
4 PM7 AM next dayVancouver at work
5 PM8 AM next dayEasiest time
6 PM9 AM next dayBeijing at work
7 PM10 AM next dayBeijing at work
8 PM11 AM next dayBeijing at work
9 PM12 PM next dayBeijing at work
10 PM1 PM next dayBeijing at work

All year

The gap between Vancouver and Beijing 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 Beijing when it is 9 AM in Vancouver?
12 AM in Beijing, the next day, while Vancouver is 15 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Vancouver and Beijing?
5 PM in Vancouver, which is 8 AM in Beijing. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Vancouver and Beijing change during the year?
No. It stays 15 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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