Beijing
Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)
Sunday, July 5, 2026
China · Asia/Shanghai · GMT+8
Beijing and London Time Difference
Beijing is 7h ahead of London
London
Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)
Sunday, July 5, 2026
United Kingdom · Europe/London · GMT+1
Best time for work calls
If you are scheduling a call between Beijing and London, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 4 pm in Beijing it is 9 am in London — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 5 pm in Beijing (10 am in London). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.
Best time for family calls
Beijing and London have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. Beijing is 7 hours ahead of London, which gives you 4 hours of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 10 pm in Beijing — that lands at 11 am to 3 pm in London, after the school run and before anyone's ready for bed. For a Sunday catch-up or a midweek check-in, this is the sweet spot.
Beijing
Mid-Autumn Festival
Sep 25in 83dNational Day
Oct 1in 89dNew Year's Day
Jan 1in 181d
Daylight Cycle
🌅 Dawn4:19:59 AM
☀️ Sunrise4:52:27 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:19:58 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:07:05 PM
🌆 Sunset7:47:28 PM
🌃 Dusk8:19:56 PM
Day length14:55:00
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Current Weather
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Moon Phase
Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination75%
CycleWaning
Moon age19.7 days
Moonrise22:42
Moonset09:49
London
Battle of the Boyne
Jul 13in 9dSummer Bank Holiday
Aug 3in 30dSummer Bank Holiday
Aug 31in 58d
Daylight Cycle
🌅 Dawn4:04:58 AM
☀️ Sunrise4:51:36 AM
🌞 Solar Noon1:06:09 PM
🌇 Golden Hour8:27:14 PM
🌆 Sunset9:20:42 PM
🌃 Dusk10:07:21 PM
Day length16:29:06
Data via sunrisesunset.io
Current Weather
Condition—
Temperature—
Feels like—
Humidity—
Wind—
Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min
Moon Phase
Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination75%
CycleWaning
Moon age19.7 days
Moonrise23:38
Moonset10:49