You can quickly check the current time difference between China and the US by viewing the current time zone at the top right of both countries. time zone clocks . clock symbols info
You can also refer to the 4 Time Zone Colors = Intervals that are multiples of 4 hours between the same colors.
For example, between China and California, the time difference (in standard time) will be China 16 hours ahead of California, US. During US daylight saving time we will subtract 1 hour = 15 hours.
The time in China is 13 hours ahead of New York, US in standard time. During US Daylight Saving Time, from the Second Sunday March to First Sunday November, the time difference with New York, US will be 12 hours.
• As of (2nd Sunday in March) with the start of US daylight saving time, New York is -4h, and Beijing is +8h, so Beijing will be 12 hours ahead of New York.
• As of (1st Sunday in November) with the return to US standard time, New York is -5h and Beijing +8h, so Beijing will be 13 hours ahead of New York.
Time difference | Time difference |
Beijing, China | Hong Kong, China |
Beijing Time Zone +8 No daylight saving |
Hong Kong Time Zone +8 No daylight saving |
New York | New York |
Illinois | Illinois |
Colorado | Colorado |
Arizona | Arizona |
California | California |
Florida | Florida |
Texas | Texas |
Hawaii | Hawaii |
Alaska | Alaska |
vs. local time | vs. local time |
Asia Time Zones | Asia Time Zones |
Time difference | Time difference |
Shanghai, China | Taipei, Taiwan |
Shanghai Time Zone +8 No daylight saving |
Taiwan Time Zone +8 No daylight saving |
New York | New York |
Illinois | Illinois |
Colorado | Colorado |
Arizona | Arizona |
California | California |
Florida | Florida |
Texas | Texas |
Hawaii | Hawaii |
Alaska | Alaska |
vs. local time | vs. local time |
Asia Time Zones | Asia Time Zones |
Time difference | Time difference |
Naypyidaw, Burma | Hanoi, Vietnam |
Burma Time Zone +6:30 No daylight saving |
Vietnam Time Zone +7 No daylight saving |
New York | New York |
Illinois | Illinois |
Colorado | Colorado |
Arizona | Arizona |
California | California |
Florida | Florida |
Texas | Texas |
Hawaii | Hawaii |
Alaska | Alaska |
vs. local time | vs. local time |
Asia Time Zones | Asia Time Zones |
Time difference | Time difference |
Manila, Philippines | Tokyo, Japan |
Philippines Time Zone +8 No daylight saving |
Japan Time Zone +9 No daylight saving |
New York | New York |
Illinois | Illinois |
Colorado | Colorado |
Arizona | Arizona |
California | California |
Florida | Florida |
Texas | Texas |
Hawaii | Hawaii |
Alaska | Alaska |
vs. local time | vs. local time |
Asia Time Zones | Asia Time Zones |
China | Taiwan |
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China Time | Taiwan Time |
Beijing, China | Taipei, Taiwan |
Time Zone +8h. | Time Zone +8h. |
CST = standard +8h No daylight saving |
CST = standard +8h No daylight saving |
China standard time | China standard time |
Myanmar (Burma) | Indochina |
Burma Time | Vietnam Time |
Naypyidaw, Burma | Hanoi, Vietnam |
Time Zone +6:30h. | Time Zone +7h. |
Standard Time +6:30 No daylight saving |
Standard Time +7h No daylight saving |
Cambodia | Laos Thailand | Vietnam |
Manila, Philippines | Tokyo, Japan |
Philippines Time | Japan Time |
Manila, Philippines | Tokyo, Japan |
Time Zone +8h. | Time Zone +9h. |
PST = standard +8h No daylight saving |
JST = standard +9h No daylight saving |
Philippines standard time | Japan standard time |
North Korea | Northern Mariana Isl. |
Korea Time | N.Mariana Time |
Pyongyang, N. Korea | Saipan, N.Mariana Isl. |
South Korea | Guam |
Seoul, South Korea | Hagåtña, Guam |
Time Zone +9h. | Time Zone +10h. |
KST = standard +9h No daylight saving |
ChST = standard +10h No daylight saving |
Korea standard time | Chamorro std time |
Eastern US States with Central Time |
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Central ← Eastern | US Eastern Time (*) |
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Pensacola ← FL | Florida* +info Miami |
Panama City ← FL | |
Gary ← IN | Indiana* +info Indianapolis |
Evansville ← IN | |
Iron Mountain ← MI | Michigan* +info Detroit |
Menominee ← MI | |
West Kentucky +info | East Kentucky +info |
Bowling Green | Frankfort Louisville |
Owensboro | Lexington |
West Tennessee +inf | East Tennessee +info |
Nashville | Knoxville |
Memphis | Chattanooga |
Central US states with Mountain Time | |
Mountain ← Central | US Central Time (*) |
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Goodland ← KS Syracuse ← KS |
Kansas* +info Topeka Wichita |
Scottsbluff ← NE Alliance ← NE |
Nebraska* +info Lincoln Omaha |
Bowman ← ND |
North Dakota* +info Bismarck Fargo |
Dickinson ← ND | |
Rapid City ← SD | South Dakota* +info Pierre Sioux Falls |
Spearfish ← SD | |
El Paso ← TX Hudspeth Cty ← TX |
Texas* +info Austin Houston |
Pacific time zone | Mountain t. zone |
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Current Pacific Time | Current Mountain Time |
Los Angeles (CA) | Denver (Colorado) |
US Pacific Time Zone | US Mountain Time Z. |
PST = standard -8h PDT = daylight -7h |
MST = standard -7h MDT = daylight -6h |
*Shared time zones Pacific ⇄ Mountain | Arizona Mountain Time |
Arizona Mountain T. | |
Phoenix | |
MST = standard -7h No daylight saving |
Central time zone | Eastern time zone |
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Current Central Time | Current Eastern Time |
Chicago (Illinois) | New York |
US Central Time Zone | US Eastern Time Z. |
CST = standard -6h CDT = daylight -5h |
EST = standard -5h EDT = daylight -4h |
*Central US states with 2 time zones | *Eastern US states with 2 time zones |
Alaska Time Zone | Hawaii Time Zone |
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Juneau | Honolulu |
Alaska Time Zone | Hawaii Time Zone |
AKST = standard -9h AKDT = daylight -8h |
HST = std -10h No daylight saving |
Atlantic time zone |
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Puerto Rico |
US Virgin Islands |
AST = standard -4h No daylight saving |
American Samoa time |
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American Samoa |
Pago Pago |
SST = standard -11h No daylight saving |
Chamorro time zone |
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Guam |
Northern Mariana Islands |
ChST = standard +10h No daylight saving |
The US spans 4 main time zones, from west to east: Pacific Time - Mountain Time - Central Time - Eastern Time.
2 non-contiguous time zones: Alaska Time and Hawaii Islands Time, and 3 US dependencies which none of them use daylight saving time.
* There are 2 more time zones corresponding to US Minor Outlying Islands. more info on wiki
The letters S (standard) and D (daylight), are the acronyms that show the current period of the time zone.
For example, PST Pacific standard time / PDT Pacific daylight time, plus the symbols that appear next to the clock time
USA daylight saving time 2024 | |
Starts + 1h | Ends - 1h |
March-10 Sun. 2:00 → 3:00 |
Nov.-3 Sun. 2:00 → 1:00 |
2nd Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m., US turns the clock forward 1 hour | 1st Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m., US turns the clock back 1 hour |
Pacific Time / Mountain Time / Central Time / Eastern Time |