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Current time in China (Beijing)

12:07:00AM
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
 
Time zone (Beijing)
China Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+8
Time zones
2
Daylight saving
Not used
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China has 2 time zones

Urumqi
10:07 PM
GMT+06:00 · UTC+6
Beijing
12:07 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8

Time difference from China

PlaceDifferenceTime now
UTCBeijing is 8 hours ahead4:07 PM
LondonBeijing is 7 hours ahead5:07 PM
New YorkBeijing is 12 hours ahead12:07 PM
Los AngelesBeijing is 15 hours ahead9:07 AM
DubaiBeijing is 4 hours ahead8:07 PM
ManilaSame time12:07 AM
TokyoBeijing is 1 hour behind1:07 AM
SydneyBeijing is 3 hours behind3:07 AM

China time zone: questions

What time zone is China in?

China uses 2 different UTC offsets: UTC+6, UTC+8. Beijing uses China Standard Time (UTC+8).

Does China use daylight saving time?

No. China (Beijing) does not use daylight saving time and stays on UTC+8 all year.

How many time zones does China have?

China has 2 time zones in use today.

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