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Time difference China vs US / US vs China | Swap
With the start of daylight saving time in the US on Sunday, March 10, 2024, Beijing, China will be 12 hour ahead of New York, US. | Swap
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China time zone
US time zones

China spans 1 time zone, UTC +8h all year round, without summer time, corresponding to the meridian 120º east of Greenwich located between Shanghai and Beijing approx. More info. | Asia time zone map

The United States spans 9 time zones, with 4 main time zones, Pacific / Mountain / Central / Eastern. More info. | US largest map

China does not use daylight saving time
All year round it uses the UTC +8h time zone. More info

US Daylight Saving Time 2024
On Sunday, March 10, the United States turned the clock forward one hour, at 2:00 a.m. it was 3:00 a.m. More info

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.

Time change and time difference Beijing, China vs. New York, US

• 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.

China and US, current time and time zone.

Time difference between some China Cities vs US states

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 countries near or adjacent to China vs US states

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
The Clock time is updated with the time change, along with the time zone and summer or winter symbols. + info.
Several states in the Eastern US (Central ← Eastern) and Central US (Mountain ← Central), have locations that use the contiguous states time zone.

China time zone with current time map

China spans only 1 time zone, UTC +8h all year round, without daylight saving time. You can see Asia Time zone map
China time zone and some nearby countries- 24 hour clock format
China Taiwan
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
Countries and islands near China
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

China does not use daylight saving time

Although China is a country that, due to its longitude, could include up to 5 time zones, it only uses the UTC +8h time zone and does not use daylight saving time. You can see China Time Zones | China-US maps.
Eastern US States with Central Time
Central ← Eastern US Eastern Time (*)
Pensacola ← FL Florida* +info
Miami Capital
Panama City ← FL
Gary ← IN Indiana* +info
Indianapolis Capital
Evansville ← IN
Iron Mountain ← MI Michigan* +info
Detroit Most populous city
Menominee ← MI
West Kentucky +info East Kentucky +info
Bowling Green FrankfortCapital Louisville
Owensboro Lexington
West Tennessee +inf East Tennessee +info
Nashville Capital Knoxville
Memphis Chattanooga
Central US states with Mountain Time
Mountain ← Central US Central Time (*)
Goodland ← KS
Syracuse ← KS		 Kansas* +info
Topeka Capital Wichita Most populous city
Scottsbluff ← NE
Alliance ← NE 		Nebraska* +info
Lincoln Capital Omaha Most populous city
Bowman ← ND
North Dakota* +info
Bismarck Capital Fargo Most populous city
Dickinson ← ND
Rapid City ← SD South Dakota* +info
Pierre Capital Sioux FallsMost populous city
Spearfish ← SD
El Paso ← TX
Hudspeth Cty ← TX		 Texas* +info
Austin Capital Houston Most populous city

US time zones with current time - map

US time zones - 24 hour clock format
Pacific time zone Mountain t. zone
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
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
2 US time zones - not contiguous -
Alaska Time Zone Hawaii Time Zone
Juneau Capital Honolulu Capital
Alaska Time Zone Hawaii Time Zone
AKST = standard -9h
AKDT = daylight -8h		 HST = std -10h
No daylight saving
3 US dependencies, no DST
Atlantic time zone
Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands
AST = standard -4h
No daylight saving
American Samoa time
American Samoa
Pago Pago Capital
SST = standard -11h
No daylight saving
Chamorro time zone
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

Daylight Saving United States

The United States observes daylight saving time in almost all States, except for most of Arizona UTC -7h, and the Hawaiian Islands UTC-10h, which maintains the same time zone throughout the year.

Daylight saving time in US begins on the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m., moving the clock forward 1 hour and returning to winter or standard time on the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m., turning the clock back 1 hour. US map.

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
*2 time zones *Time change exception Capital Capital Most populous city Most populous city Capital of the country Capital of the country

Clocks symbols:

Daylight Saving Time Daylight Saving Time. Standard or winter time UTC standard time, or winter time. No Daylight Saving Time No Daylight Saving Time throughout the year. 24 hour clock format

Clocks and symbols (daylight saving - winter) are updated in real time as the time changes in different China-US time zones.

Time zones of continents and countries