Time difference between Charlotte Amalie and Beijing
Beijing is 12 hours ahead of Charlotte Amalie.
Local time in both cities
Charlotte Amalie · U.S. Virgin Islands
20:01
Beijing · China
08:01
Beijing is 12 hours ahead of Charlotte Amalie.
already the next day
Time zones
| Charlotte Amalie | America/St_Thomas · UTC-04:00 |
|---|---|
| Beijing | Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 |
Charlotte Amalie does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC-04:00 all year.
Beijing does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+08:00 all year.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-20 local time in Charlotte Amalie. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Charlotte Amalie (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 Charlotte Amalie
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Charlotte Amalie 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. Charlotte Amalie uses America/St_Thomas 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 Charlotte Amalie; 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.