Offset
Los Angeles (PDT) is currently behind Beijing (GMT+8).
PDT: UTC-7
GMT+8: UTC+8
Los Angeles is currently observing daylight saving time; Beijing is not.
When to schedule
Standard business hours (9 AM–5 PM, Mon–Fri) in Los Angeles and Beijing don't overlap on the same weekday. Beijing is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
Realistic options: hand off asynchronously, or stretch one side by an hour to catch the other team at the start or end of their day.
This window may shift by an hour during daylight saving time.
About these zones
Los Angeles uses Pacific Time (PST, or PDT).
Beijing uses China Standard Time (CST).
Los Angeles and Beijing are approximately 6,250 miles apart.
Quick reference
Full 24-hour conversion table.
| Los Angeles | Beijing | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 3:00 pm | -1 day |
| 1:00 am | 4:00 pm | -1 day |
| 2:00 am | 5:00 pm | -1 day |
| 3:00 am | 6:00 pm | -1 day |
| 4:00 am | 7:00 pm | -1 day |
| 5:00 am | 8:00 pm | -1 day |
| 6:00 am | 9:00 pm | -1 day |
| 7:00 am | 10:00 pm | -1 day |
| 8:00 am | 11:00 pm | -1 day |
| 9:00 am | 12:00 am | Same day |
| 10:00 am | 1:00 am | Same day |
| 11:00 am | 2:00 am | Same day |
| 12:00 pm | 3:00 am | Same day |
| 1:00 pm | 4:00 am | Same day |
| 2:00 pm | 5:00 am | Same day |
| 3:00 pm | 6:00 am | Same day |
| 4:00 pm | 7:00 am | Same day |
| 5:00 pm | 8:00 am | Same day |
| 6:00 pm | 9:00 am | Same day |
| 7:00 pm | 10:00 am | Same day |
| 8:00 pm | 11:00 am | Same day |
| 9:00 pm | 12:00 pm | Same day |
| 10:00 pm | 1:00 pm | Same day |
| 11:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Same day |
Daylight saving time
Los Angeles observes daylight saving time; Beijing does not. The offset between the two zones changes when Los Angeles transitions: on Sunday, November 1, 2026, clocks fall back from PDT to PST.
Daylight today
- Sunrise
- 5:45 AM
- Sunset
- 7:57 PM
- Day length
- 14h 11m
- Sunrise
- 4:52 AM
- Sunset
- 7:33 PM
- Day length
- 14h 41m
Cities in these zones
Other cities in Pacific Time
Other cities in China Standard Time
Airports in these zones
Airports in Pacific Time
- BUR
- HHR
- LAX
- LGB
- SNA
- CLD
- SAN
- TIJ
- OAK
- SFO
Airports in China Standard Time
- PVG
- SHA
- PEK
- PKX
- SZX
- CAN
- FUO
- CTU
- TFU
- TSN