Time in Beijing vs Santa Marta
Beijing keeps CST (UTC+8) and Santa Marta keeps UTC−5 (UTC−5) today. Santa Marta is 13 hours behind Beijing; the rows below read both clocks live.
The working day, side by side
The working days do not meet. there is no working-hour overlap with Santa Marta — the nearest workable window is 06:00–07:00 your time (17:00 there).
| 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 |
| Santa Marta—— | 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
- Shoulder
- Night
- Overlap
Do more with Beijing and Santa Marta
Best hours to call
there is no working-hour overlap with Santa Marta — the nearest workable window is 06:00–07:00 your time (17:00 there).
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Neither Beijing nor Santa Marta changes its clocks, so the gap above holds all year.
Also useful
Common questions
How many hours ahead is Santa Marta of Beijing?
Santa Marta is 13 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 Santa Marta?
There is no hour inside working hours in both cities. 06:00–07:00 your time (17:00 there) is the cheapest compromise, and one side is taking a shoulder hour.
Do Beijing and Santa Marta change clocks on the same date?
Neither city changes its clocks, so the gap between them never moves.