Time in Beijing and San Francisco
The time difference between Beijing and San Francisco, California, is 15 hours. San Francisco is 15 hours behind Beijing.
This means 9am in Beijing is 6pm in San Francisco (previous day) and 5pm in Beijing is 2am in San Francisco.
Beijing
- The current local time in Beijing is 6:19 pm (August 13, 2026)
- Beijing is in the China Standard Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Beijing, China, is UTC+08:00
San Francisco
- The current local time in San Francisco is 3:19 am (August 13, 2026)
- San Francisco is in the Pacific Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for San Francisco, United States, is UTC-07:00
How to convert Beijing time to San Francisco time?
Subtract 15 hours from Beijing time to get San Francisco time.
Time in Beijing
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Time in San Francisco
00:00
Use the slider above to convert Beijing time to San Francisco 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 | San Francisco |
|---|---|
| 12am | 9am |
| 1am | 10am |
| 2am | 11am |
| 3am | 12pm |
| 4am | 1pm |
| 5am | 2pm |
| 6am | 3pm |
| 7am | 4pm |
| 8am | 5pm |
| 9am | 6pm |
| 10am | 7pm |
| 11am | 8pm |
| 12pm | 9pm |
| 1pm | 10pm |
| 2pm | 11pm |
| 3pm | 12am |
| 4pm | 1am |
| 5pm | 2am |
| 6pm | 3am |
| 7pm | 4am |
| 8pm | 5am |
| 9pm | 6am |
| 10pm | 7am |
| 11pm | 8am |
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