The short answer
5am in Beijing is 9pm in Coordinated Universal Time on the previous day.
Beijing is 8 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It lands deep outside working hours in Coordinated Universal Time — see the best time to meet below for a friendlier slot.
Beijing☀
5am
Coordinated Universal Time☾
9pm
previous day
Right now
4:59pmCST · UTC+08:00 · Mon, Jun 22
8:59amUTC · UTC+00:00 · Mon, Jun 22
Read across to convert
Beijing
CST · UTC+08:00
Coordinated Universal Time
UTC · UTC+00:00
Pinned5amBeijing=9pmCoordinated Universal Time · Sun (previous day)
12amMon
4pmSun ·−1d
WORK1am
5pmSun ·−1d
2am
6pmSun ·−1d
3am
7pmSun ·−1d
4am
8pmSun ·−1d
PINNED
5am
9pmSun ·−1d
6am
10pmSun ·−1d
7am
11pmSun ·−1d
8am
12amMon
9am
WORK1am
10am
WORK2am
11am
WORK3am
12pm
WORK4am
1pm
WORK5am
2pm
WORK6am
3pm
WORK7am
NOW
4pm
WORK8am
5pm
9am
WORK6pm
10am
WORK7pm
11am
WORK8pm
12pm
WORK9pm
1pm
WORK10pm
2pm
WORK11pm
3pm
WORKdaylightnightworking hoursoverlap
Best time to meet=
Closest workable window
Just outside the working window — early on one side, late on the other.
Beijing
3pm–7pm
Coordinated Universal Time
7am–11am
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amBeijing=1amCoordinated Universal Time
12pmBeijing=4amCoordinated Universal Time
3pmBeijing=7amCoordinated Universal Time
5pmBeijing=9amCoordinated Universal Time
9pmBeijing=1pmCoordinated Universal Time
In context
What each side covers.
Related converters
Other popular pairs.
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1:59am
India Standard Time
2:29pm
Pacific Time to India12 hours 30 minutes behind
Eastern Standard Time
4:59am
Central European Time
10:59am
Eastern Time to Central Europe6 hours behind
India Standard Time
2:29pm
Eastern Standard Time
4:59am
India to Eastern Time9 hours 30 minutes ahead
Greenwich Mean Time
9:59am
India Standard Time
2:29pm
London to India4 hours 30 minutes behind
Pacific Standard Time
1:59am
Eastern Standard Time
4:59am
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
10:59am
India Standard Time
2:29pm
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Beijing and Coordinated Universal Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Beijing and Coordinated Universal Time?
- Beijing is 8 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal 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 5am in Beijing, what time is it in Coordinated Universal Time?
- 5am in Beijing is 9pm in Coordinated Universal Time on the previous day. It lands deep outside working hours in Coordinated Universal Time — see the best time to meet below for a friendlier slot. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across.
- What's the best time for a call between Beijing and Coordinated Universal Time?
- There's no comfortable 9-to-5 overlap between Beijing and Coordinated Universal 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 UTC — 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.