Eastern Standard Time (est) is used in USA. The IANA timezone identifier is America/New_York.

BEIJING to EST Time Converter

Q: Where is beijing used?

BEIJING (Shanghai) (beijing) is used in China. The IANA timezone identifier is Asia/Shanghai.

BEIJING (Shanghai) → Eastern Standard Time

BEIJING = UTC+8EST = UTC-4

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09:00

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00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

EST (New York)

USA · -12h🔔 Public Holiday in 7d — Independence Day

21:00-1 day

London

United Kingdom · -7h

02:00

Tokyo

Japan · +1h

10:00

Dubai

United Arab Emirates · -4h

05:00

Sydney

Australia · +2h

11:00

Beijing ↔ EST (New York) — time offset

Beijing is 12 hours ahead of EST (New York). When Beijing clocks hit noon, EST (New York) reads 00:00.

Beijing runs on Asia/Shanghai; EST (New York) runs on America/New_York. Together they are 12 hours apart.

Mutual working hours

There is no business hours overlap between Beijing and EST (New York) during standard working hours (9:00–17:00). Meetings would require one party to work outside normal hours.

Best times to schedule a meeting

Beijing and EST (New York) have no shared working window. These slots minimize out-of-hours disruption for both sides.

04:00 Beijing / 16:00 New York⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 5h before working hours in Beijing

09:00 Beijing / 21:00 New York⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 5h after working hours in New York

16:00 Beijing / 04:00 New York⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 5h before working hours in New York

Working hours defined as 09:00–17:00 local time for each location.

Holiday calendar for both locations

⚡ Both locations have upcoming holidays, check availability before scheduling.

Beijing2 holidays

Sep 25Mid-Autumn Festival

Oct 1National Day

EST (New York)7 holidays

Jul 3Independence DaySOON

Sep 7Labour Day

Oct 12Columbus Day

Oct 12Indigenous Peoples' Day

Nov 11Veterans Day

Working across Beijing and EST (New York)

Beijing (China) and EST (New York) (USA) are 12 hours apart — far enough that standard 9–5 schedules do not overlap. Any real-time meeting means someone is joining outside their normal hours.

💡 Best practice for cross-timezone meetings

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A 04:00 meeting in Beijing means 16:00 in EST (New York) (5h before working hours in Beijing).

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A 09:00 meeting in Beijing means 21:00 in EST (New York) (5h after working hours in New York).

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A 16:00 meeting in Beijing means 04:00 in EST (New York) (5h before working hours in New York).

Since there is no natural overlap, the options above represent the most balanced compromise, minimizing out-of-hours inconvenience for both sides.

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Need a specific time? Use the slider or type directly into the input bar — it understands "3pm", "15:30", and location-specific formats like "9am Beijing".

BEIJING (Beijing) ↔ EST (New York)

No overlap — one side will join outside working hours

BEIJING (Beijing)

EST (New York)