Current Time in Beijing

Beijing, the capital of China, is in the China Standard Time zone (CST, UTC+8). Despite China's vast geographic extent, the entire country uses a single time zone. China does not observe daylight saving time.

Beijing is 8 hours ahead of London and 13 hours ahead of New York. It is 1 hour behind Tokyo and shares the same time zone as Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) opens at 09:30 CST. Beijing is China's political capital and a key gateway for business with East Asia.