Time in Beijing and Boston
The time difference between Beijing and Boston, Massachusetts, is 12 hours. Boston is 12 hours behind Beijing.
This means 9am in Beijing is 9pm in Boston (previous day) and 5pm in Beijing is 5am in Boston.
Beijing
- The current local time in Beijing is 6:57 pm (June 29, 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 6:57 am (June 29, 2026)
- Boston is in the Eastern Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Boston, United States, is UTC-04:00
How to convert Beijing time to Boston time?
Subtract 12 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 | 12pm |
| 1am | 1pm |
| 2am | 2pm |
| 3am | 3pm |
| 4am | 4pm |
| 5am | 5pm |
| 6am | 6pm |
| 7am | 7pm |
| 8am | 8pm |
| 9am | 9pm |
| 10am | 10pm |
| 11am | 11pm |
| 12pm | 12am |
| 1pm | 1am |
| 2pm | 2am |
| 3pm | 3am |
| 4pm | 4am |
| 5pm | 5am |
| 6pm | 6am |
| 7pm | 7am |
| 8pm | 8am |
| 9pm | 9am |
| 10pm | 10am |
| 11pm | 11am |
Time difference from Beijing (UTC+08:00)
-13 hours
-16 hours
-7 hours
-15 hours
+2 hours
-12 hours
-6 hours
+1 hour
-6 hours
+1 hour