Time difference between Beijing and Los Angeles
Compare the current local time in Beijing and Los Angeles, see when your working hours overlap, and convert any specific hour between the two timezones.
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Working-hours overlap
When Beijing's 9:00–17:00 business hours overlap with Los Angeles's.
Beijing working hours
Los Angeles working hours
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🇺🇸 Los Angeles
Scheduling across Beijing and Los Angeles
Scheduling between Beijing and Los Angeles is hard. Their standard business hours do not overlap on the same day, with the smallest gap running 1 hour between Los Angeles closing at 17:00 local and Beijing opening at 09:00 local. Practical bridging slots: an early Beijing start at 08:00 (catching Los Angeles just at close, 17:00), or a late Los Angeles call at 18:00 (catching Beijing at opening, 09:00).
Quick reference
| 🇨🇳 Beijing | 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | In Los Angeles it's… |
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| 06:00 — Early morning | — | — |
| 09:00 — Start of work | — | — |
| 12:00 — Lunchtime | — | — |
| 15:00 — Mid-afternoon | — | — |
| 17:00 — End of work | — | — |
| 20:00 — Evening | — | — |
Daylight saving status
🇨🇳 Beijing
Beijing does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.
🇺🇸 Los Angeles
Currently in PDT (daylight saving)
Clocks go back to PST
on Sunday 1 November 2026