What is the time difference between Beijing and Los Angeles?

Los Angeles is 15 hours behind Beijing. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Los Angeles from Beijing?

There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.

Does Beijing observe daylight saving time?

No. Beijing stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.

Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

If it is midday in Beijing, what time is it in Los Angeles?

It is 21:00 in Los Angeles, still on the previous day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Beijing and Los Angeles use?

Beijing uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC+8, and Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Beijing time to Los Angeles time

Los Angeles is 15 hours behind Beijing right now, so midday in Beijing lands in the evening in Los Angeles.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Beijing, across for Los Angeles.

Beijing	Los Angeles
00:00	09:00previous day
01:00	10:00previous day
02:00	11:00previous day
03:00	12:00previous day
04:00	13:00previous day
05:00	14:00previous day
06:00	15:00previous day
07:00	16:00previous day
08:00	17:00previous day
09:00	18:00previous day
10:00	19:00previous day
11:00	20:00previous day
12:00	21:00previous day
13:00	22:00previous day
14:00	23:00previous day
15:00	00:00
16:00	01:00
17:00	02:00
18:00	03:00
19:00	04:00
20:00	05:00
21:00	06:00
22:00	07:00
23:00	08:00

Daylight saving time

Beijing keeps one offset all year while Los Angeles moves twice. That is the whole reason this difference is seasonal.

Beijing

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+8

Los Angeles

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-8
Daylight: UTC-7
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

When you can actually talk

A standard working day in Beijing and one in Los Angeles do not overlap at all. Any call between them is early for one side or late for the other.

Beijing 08:00–18:00Los Angeles 17:00–03:00
Beijing 00:00–08:00Los Angeles 09:00–17:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Beijing	Los Angeles
IANA zone	Asia/Shanghai	America/Los_Angeles
Abbreviation	UTC+8	PDT
Standard offset	UTC+8	UTC-8
Daylight offset	—	UTC-7
Clock changes this year	0	2
Country	China	United States

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Beijing and Los Angeles?: Los Angeles is 15 hours behind Beijing. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Los Angeles from Beijing?: There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.
Does Beijing observe daylight saving time?: No. Beijing stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.
Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in Beijing, what time is it in Los Angeles?: It is 21:00 in Los Angeles, still on the previous day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Beijing and Los Angeles use?: Beijing uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC+8, and Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.