The short answer
China Time is 12 hours ahead of Caracas.
China Time☀
2:55:32pm
CST · UTC+08:00 · Mon, Jun 22
Caracas☾
2:55:32am
-04:00 · UTC-04:00 · Mon, Jun 22
Read across to convert
China Time
CST · UTC+08:00
Caracas
-04:00 · UTC-04:00
Click any row to pin that hour across both zones.
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Best time to meet
No shared working hours.
China Time and Caracas are too far apart for a working-day overlap. The least-unsociable option is an early-morning call on one side and an evening one on the other — or hand work off asynchronously and let the planet do the waiting.
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amChina Time=9pmCaracas · prev day
12pmChina Time=12amCaracas
3pmChina Time=3amCaracas
5pmChina Time=5amCaracas
9pmChina Time=9amCaracas
In context
What each side covers.
China Time
2:55pmCST · UTC+08:00
Caracas
2:55am-04:00 · UTC-04:00
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Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between China Time and Caracas. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between China Time and Caracas?
- China Time is 12 hours ahead of Caracas 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 China Time, what time is it in Caracas?
- 9am in China Time is 9pm in Caracas 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 China Time and Caracas?
- There's no comfortable 9-to-5 overlap between China Time and Caracas — 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 -04:00 — 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.