Time difference between South Boston and Taipei
Taipei is 12 hours ahead of South Boston.
Local time in both cities
South Boston · United States
06:38
Taipei · China
18:38
Taipei is 12 hours ahead of South Boston.
same day
Time zones
| South Boston | America/New_York · UTC-04:00 |
|---|---|
| Taipei | Asia/Taipei · UTC+08:00 |
South Boston is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-04:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Taipei 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 South Boston. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| South Boston (source) | Taipei (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 South Boston
FAQ
- How many hours apart are South Boston and Taipei 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. South Boston uses America/New_York and Taipei uses Asia/Taipei; 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 South Boston; the right column is the local time in Taipei 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.