Time difference between Veliki Preslav and Beijing

Beijing is 5 hours ahead of Veliki Preslav.

Europe/Sofia Asia/Shanghai same day

Local time in both cities

Veliki Preslav · Bulgaria
12:37
Monday, 21 September 2026
Europe/Sofia · UTC+03:00
Beijing · China
17:37
Monday, 21 September 2026
Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00

Beijing is 5 hours ahead of Veliki Preslav.

same day

Time zones

Veliki PreslavEurope/Sofia · UTC+03:00
BeijingAsia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00

Veliki Preslav is currently on daylight saving time (UTC+03:00). Next change: 2026-10-25 03:00.

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 Veliki Preslav. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.

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

FAQ

How many hours apart are Veliki Preslav 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. Veliki Preslav uses Europe/Sofia 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 Veliki Preslav; 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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