Time difference between Beijing and San Rafael
San Rafael is 12 hours behind Beijing.
Local time in both cities
Beijing · China
02:51
ChinaSan Rafael · Venezuela
14:51
VenezuelaSan Rafael is 12 hours behind Beijing.
still the previous day
Time zones
| Beijing | Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 |
|---|---|
| San Rafael | America/Caracas · UTC-04:00 |
Beijing does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+08:00 all year.
San Rafael does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC-04:00 all year.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-22 local time in Beijing. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Beijing (source) | San Rafael (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 12:00 prev day |
| 01:00 | 13:00 prev day |
| 02:00 | 14:00 prev day |
| 03:00 | 15:00 prev day |
| 04:00 | 16:00 prev day |
| 05:00 | 17:00 prev day |
| 06:00 | 18:00 prev day |
| 07:00 | 19:00 prev day |
| 08:00 | 20:00 prev day |
| 09:00 | 21:00 prev day |
| 10:00 | 22:00 prev day |
| 11:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 12:00 | 00:00 |
| 13:00 | 01:00 |
| 14:00 | 02:00 |
| 15:00 | 03:00 |
| 16:00 | 04:00 |
| 17:00 | 05:00 |
| 18:00 | 06:00 |
| 19:00 | 07:00 |
| 20:00 | 08:00 |
| 21:00 | 09:00 |
| 22:00 | 10:00 |
| 23:00 | 11:00 |
Other common differences from Beijing
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Beijing and San Rafael right now?
- The answer at the top of the page is calculated for the current moment and states which side is ahead. The gap changes during the year, because the two places usually start and end daylight saving on different dates.
- Is this difference the same all year?
- Not necessarily. Beijing uses Asia/Shanghai and San Rafael uses America/Caracas; if either observes daylight saving, the gap shifts during the year. Use “Convert a specific date and time” below to calculate it for a given day.
- How do I read the conversion table?
- The left column lists each whole hour in Beijing; the right column is the local time in San Rafael at that same instant, with date rollovers marked. On the day clocks jump forward, some hours do not exist locally — the table says so instead of showing a plausible but wrong value.