What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Beijing?

Beijing is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles. 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 Beijing from Los Angeles?

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 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.

Does Beijing observe daylight saving time?

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

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

It is 03:00 in Beijing, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Los Angeles and Beijing use?

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

Convert Los Angeles time to Beijing time

Beijing is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles right now, so midday in Los Angeles lands in the small hours in Beijing.

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Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

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

Los Angeles

Observes daylight saving time

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

Beijing

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+8

When you can actually talk

There is no hour where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 working day. Someone has to move — the nearest workable windows are below.

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

Reference

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

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

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

Common questions

What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Beijing?: Beijing is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles. 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 Beijing from Los Angeles?: 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 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.
Does Beijing observe daylight saving time?: No. Beijing stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Los Angeles, what time is it in Beijing?: It is 03:00 in Beijing, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Los Angeles and Beijing use?: Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Beijing uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC+8. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.