Time difference between Beijing and New Britain
New Britain is 12 hours behind Beijing.
Local time in both cities
Beijing · China
09:33
ChinaNew Britain · United States
21:33
United StatesNew Britain is 12 hours behind Beijing.
still the previous day
Time zones
| Beijing | Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 |
|---|---|
| New Britain | America/New_York · UTC-04:00 |
Beijing does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+08:00 all year.
New Britain is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-04:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
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) | New Britain (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 New Britain 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 New Britain uses America/New_York; 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 New Britain 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.