The short answer
Atlantic Daylight Time is 11 hours behind China Standard Time.
Atlantic Daylight Time☾
4:38:03am
ADT · UTC-03:00 · Tue, Jul 21
China Standard Time☀
3:38:03pm
CST · UTC+08:00 · Tue, Jul 21
Read across to convert
Atlantic Daylight Time
ADT · UTC-03:00
China Standard Time
CST · UTC+08:00
Click any row to pin that hour across both zones.
12amTue
11am
WORK1am
12pm
WORK2am
1pm
WORK3am
2pm
WORKNOW
4am
3pm
WORK5am
4pm
WORK6am
5pm
7am
6pm
8am
7pm
9am
WORK8pm
10am
WORK9pm
11am
WORK10pm
12pm
WORK11pm
1pm
WORK12amWed ·+1d
2pm
WORK1amWed ·+1d
3pm
WORK2amWed ·+1d
4pm
WORK3amWed ·+1d
5pm
4amWed ·+1d
6pm
5amWed ·+1d
7pm
6amWed ·+1d
8pm
7amWed ·+1d
9pm
8amWed ·+1d
10pm
9amWed ·+1d
WORK11pm
10amWed ·+1d
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Best time to meet=
Closest workable window
Just outside the working window — early on one side, late on the other.
Atlantic Daylight Time
7am–8am
China Standard Time
6pm–7pm
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amAtlantic Daylight Time=8pmChina Standard Time
12pmAtlantic Daylight Time=11pmChina Standard Time
3pmAtlantic Daylight Time=2amChina Standard Time · next day
5pmAtlantic Daylight Time=4amChina Standard Time · next day
9pmAtlantic Daylight Time=8amChina Standard Time · next day
In context
What each side covers.
Atlantic Daylight Time
4:38amADT · UTC-03:00
Canada & Caribbean
China Standard Time
3:38pmCST · UTC+08:00
Related converters
Other popular pairs.
Pacific Time
12:38am
India Standard Time
1:08pm
Pacific Time to India12 hours 30 minutes behind
Eastern Daylight Time
3:38am
Central European Time
9:38am
Eastern Time to Central Europe6 hours behind
India Standard Time
1:08pm
Eastern Daylight Time
3:38am
India to Eastern Time9 hours 30 minutes ahead
British Summer Time
8:38am
India Standard Time
1:08pm
London to India4 hours 30 minutes behind
Pacific Daylight Time
12:38am
Eastern Daylight Time
3:38am
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
9:38am
India Standard Time
1:08pm
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Atlantic Daylight Time and China Standard Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Atlantic Daylight Time and China Standard Time?
- Atlantic Daylight Time is 11 hours behind China Standard Time right now. We always show the live, daylight-saving-correct difference, so this figure already accounts for whichever side is observing summer time today.
- When it's 9am in Atlantic Daylight Time, what time is it in China Standard Time?
- 9am in Atlantic Daylight Time is 8pm in China Standard Time. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across — find the row and read the matching cell in the other column.
- What's the best time for a call between Atlantic Daylight Time and China Standard Time?
- There's no comfortable 9-to-5 overlap between Atlantic Daylight Time and China Standard Time — they sit on opposite sides of the planet's working day. Plan for an early or late call on one side, or hand work off asynchronously.
- Does this account for daylight saving time?
- Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — ADT and CST — are the ones actually in effect right now, not a fixed all-year value. When either side changes its clocks, this page updates automatically.
- Why is the date sometimes different on each side?
- When two places are far enough apart, the same moment can fall on different calendar days. That is why some conversions are marked "previous day" or "next day" — it is the same instant in time, read off two clocks that crossed midnight at different points.