Time difference between Centro Habana and Beijing
Beijing is 12 hours ahead of Centro Habana.
Local time in both cities
Centro Habana · Cuba
07:18
Beijing · China
19:18
Beijing is 12 hours ahead of Centro Habana.
same day
Time zones
| Centro Habana | America/Havana · UTC-04:00 |
|---|---|
| Beijing | Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 |
Centro Habana is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-04:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 00:00.
Beijing does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+08:00 all year.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-21 local time in Centro Habana. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Centro Habana (source) | Beijing (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 12:00 |
| 01:00 | 13:00 |
| 02:00 | 14:00 |
| 03:00 | 15:00 |
| 04:00 | 16:00 |
| 05:00 | 17:00 |
| 06:00 | 18:00 |
| 07:00 | 19:00 |
| 08:00 | 20:00 |
| 09:00 | 21:00 |
| 10:00 | 22:00 |
| 11:00 | 23:00 |
| 12:00 | 00:00 next day |
| 13:00 | 01:00 next day |
| 14:00 | 02:00 next day |
| 15:00 | 03:00 next day |
| 16:00 | 04:00 next day |
| 17:00 | 05:00 next day |
| 18:00 | 06:00 next day |
| 19:00 | 07:00 next day |
| 20:00 | 08:00 next day |
| 21:00 | 09:00 next day |
| 22:00 | 10:00 next day |
| 23:00 | 11:00 next day |
Other common differences from Centro Habana
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Centro Habana and Beijing 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. Centro Habana uses America/Havana and Beijing uses Asia/Shanghai; 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 Centro Habana; the right column is the local time in Beijing 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.