Time in Beijing and Boston
The time difference between Beijing and Boston, Massachusetts, is 13 hours. Boston is 13 hours behind Beijing.
This means 9am in Beijing is 8pm in Boston (previous day) and 5pm in Beijing is 4am in Boston.
Beijing
- The current local time in Beijing is 12:40 pm (November 14, 2026)
- Beijing is in the China Standard Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Beijing, China, is UTC+08:00
Boston
- The current local time in Boston is 11:40 pm (November 14, 2026)
- Boston is in the Eastern Standard Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Boston, United States, is UTC-05:00
How to convert Beijing time to Boston time?
Subtract 13 hours from Beijing time to get Boston time.
Time in Beijing
00:00
Time in Boston
00:00
Use the slider above to convert Beijing time to Boston time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
Day
Civil twilight
Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight
NightTime Conversion Chart
| Beijing | Boston |
|---|---|
| 12am | 11am |
| 1am | 12pm |
| 2am | 1pm |
| 3am | 2pm |
| 4am | 3pm |
| 5am | 4pm |
| 6am | 5pm |
| 7am | 6pm |
| 8am | 7pm |
| 9am | 8pm |
| 10am | 9pm |
| 11am | 10pm |
| 12pm | 11pm |
| 1pm | 12am |
| 2pm | 1am |
| 3pm | 2am |
| 4pm | 3am |
| 5pm | 4am |
| 6pm | 5am |
| 7pm | 6am |
| 8pm | 7am |
| 9pm | 8am |
| 10pm | 9am |
| 11pm | 10am |
Time difference from Beijing (UTC+08:00)
-14 hours
-17 hours
-8 hours
-16 hours
+3 hours
-13 hours
-7 hours
+1 hour
-7 hours
+1 hour