Time in Beijing vs İskenderun
Beijing keeps CST (UTC+8) and İskenderun keeps UTC+3 (UTC+3) today. İskenderun is 5 hours behind Beijing; the rows below read both clocks live.
The working day, side by side
Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours in both cities: 09:00–13:00 in İskenderun (14:00–18:00 your time).
| City | 00:00 in Beijing | 01:00 in Beijing | 02:00 in Beijing | 03:00 in Beijing | 04:00 in Beijing | 05:00 in Beijing | 06:00 in Beijing | 07:00 in Beijing | 08:00 in Beijing | 09:00 in Beijing | 10:00 in Beijing | 11:00 in Beijing | 12:00 in Beijing | 13:00 in Beijing | 14:00 in Beijing | 15:00 in Beijing | 16:00 in Beijing | 17:00 in Beijing | 18:00 in Beijing | 19:00 in Beijing | 20:00 in Beijing | 21:00 in Beijing | 22:00 in Beijing | 23:00 in Beijing |
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| Beijing—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| İskenderun—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
- Working hours
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Best hours to call
14:00 in Beijing
Inside working hours on both sides
09:00 in İskenderun
15:00 in Beijing
Inside working hours on both sides
10:00 in İskenderun
16:00 in Beijing
Inside working hours on both sides
11:00 in İskenderun
17:00 in Beijing
Inside working hours on both sides
12:00 in İskenderun
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Neither Beijing nor İskenderun changes its clocks, so the gap above holds all year.
Also useful
Common questions
How many hours ahead is İskenderun of Beijing?
İskenderun is 5 hours behind Beijing right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.
What is the best time to call between Beijing and İskenderun?
Any hour in 14:00–18:00 Beijing time is inside working hours in both cities.
Do Beijing and İskenderun change clocks on the same date?
Neither city changes its clocks, so the gap between them never moves.