The short answer
Beijing is 14 hours ahead of Mountain Daylight Time.
Beijing☀
9:03:55am
CST · UTC+08:00 · Fri, Sep 25
Mountain Daylight Time☾
7:03:55pm
MDT · UTC-06:00 · Thu, Sep 24
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Beijing
CST · UTC+08:00
Mountain Daylight Time
MDT · UTC-06:00
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Best time to meet=
Closest workable window
Just outside the working window — early on one side, late on the other.
Beijing
7am–9am
Mountain Daylight Time
5pm–7pm
previous day
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amBeijing=7pmMountain Daylight Time · prev day
12pmBeijing=10pmMountain Daylight Time · prev day
3pmBeijing=1amMountain Daylight Time
5pmBeijing=3amMountain Daylight Time
9pmBeijing=7amMountain Daylight Time
In context
What each side covers.
Mountain Daylight Time
7:03pmMDT · UTC-06:00
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6:33am
Eastern Daylight Time
9:03pm
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2:03am
India Standard Time
6:33am
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Pacific Daylight Time
6:03pm
Eastern Daylight Time
9:03pm
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
3:03am
India Standard Time
6:33am
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Beijing and Mountain Daylight Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Beijing and Mountain Daylight Time?
- Beijing is 14 hours ahead of Mountain Daylight 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 Beijing, what time is it in Mountain Daylight Time?
- 9am in Beijing is 7pm in Mountain Daylight Time on the previous day. 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 Beijing and Mountain Daylight Time?
- There's no comfortable 9-to-5 overlap between Beijing and Mountain Daylight 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 — CST and MDT — 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.