The short answer
Atlantic Daylight Time is 11 hours behind China Time.
Atlantic Daylight Time☾
10:05:54pm
ADT · UTC-03:00 · Thu, Sep 24
China Time☀
9:05:54am
CST · UTC+08:00 · Fri, Sep 25
Read across to convert
Atlantic Daylight Time
ADT · UTC-03:00
China Time
CST · UTC+08:00
Click any row to pin that hour across both zones.
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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 Time
6pm–7pm
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amAtlantic Daylight Time=8pmChina Time
12pmAtlantic Daylight Time=11pmChina Time
3pmAtlantic Daylight Time=2amChina Time · next day
5pmAtlantic Daylight Time=4amChina Time · next day
9pmAtlantic Daylight Time=8amChina Time · next day
In context
What each side covers.
Atlantic Daylight Time
10:05pmADT · UTC-03:00
Canada & Caribbean
China Time
9:05amCST · UTC+08:00
Related converters
Other popular pairs.
Pacific Time
6:05pm
India Standard Time
6:35am
Pacific Time to India12 hours 30 minutes behind
Eastern Daylight Time
9:05pm
Central European Time
3:05am
Eastern Time to Central Europe6 hours behind
India Standard Time
6:35am
Eastern Daylight Time
9:05pm
India to Eastern Time9 hours 30 minutes ahead
British Summer Time
2:05am
India Standard Time
6:35am
London to India4 hours 30 minutes behind
Pacific Daylight Time
6:05pm
Eastern Daylight Time
9:05pm
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
3:05am
India Standard Time
6:35am
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Atlantic Daylight Time and China Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Atlantic Daylight Time and China Time?
- Atlantic Daylight Time is 11 hours behind China 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 Time?
- 9am in Atlantic Daylight Time is 8pm in China 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 Time?
- There's no comfortable 9-to-5 overlap between Atlantic Daylight Time and China 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.