Time in Boston and Beijing
The time difference between Boston, Massachusetts, and Beijing is 12 hours. Beijing is 12 hours ahead of Boston.
This means 9am in Boston is 9pm in Beijing and 5pm in Boston is 5am in Beijing (next day).
Boston
- The current local time in Boston is 7:58 am (August 15, 2026)
- Boston is in the Eastern Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Boston, United States, is UTC-04:00
Beijing
- The current local time in Beijing is 7:58 pm (August 15, 2026)
- Beijing is in the China Standard Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Beijing, China, is UTC+08:00
How to convert Boston time to Beijing time?
Add 12 hours to Boston time to get Beijing time.
Time in Boston
00:00
Time in Beijing
00:00
Use the slider above to convert Boston time to Beijing 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
| Boston | Beijing |
|---|---|
| 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 Boston (UTC-04:00)
-3 hours
+5 hours
-3 hours
-3 hours
-1 hour
-2 hours
-1 hour
-3 hours
-3 hours
+4 hours