Time difference between University City and Beijing

Beijing is 13 hours ahead of University City.

America/Chicago Asia/Shanghai already the next day

Local time in both cities

University City · United States
17:43
Monday, 21 September 2026
America/Chicago · UTC-05:00
Beijing · China
06:43
Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00

Beijing is 13 hours ahead of University City.

already the next day

Time zones

University CityAmerica/Chicago · UTC-05:00
BeijingAsia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00

University City is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-05:00). 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 University City. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.

University City (source) Beijing (target)
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 00:00 next day
12:00 01:00 next day
13:00 02:00 next day
14:00 03:00 next day
15:00 04:00 next day
16:00 05:00 next day
17:00 06:00 next day
18:00 07:00 next day
19:00 08:00 next day
20:00 09:00 next day
21:00 10:00 next day
22:00 11:00 next day
23:00 12:00 next day

FAQ

How many hours apart are University City 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. University City uses America/Chicago 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 University City; 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.

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