Time difference between Framingham Center and Beijing
Beijing is 12 hours ahead of Framingham Center.
Local time in both cities
Framingham Center · United States
15:14
United StatesBeijing · China
03:14
ChinaBeijing is 12 hours ahead of Framingham Center.
already the next day
Time zones
| Framingham Center | America/New_York · UTC-04:00 |
|---|---|
| Beijing | Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 |
Framingham Center is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-04:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
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 Framingham Center. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Framingham Center (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 Framingham Center
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Framingham Center 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. Framingham Center uses America/New_York 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 Framingham Center; 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.