Time in Guangzhou vs New Haven
Guangzhou keeps CST (UTC+8) and New Haven keeps EDT (UTC−4) today. New Haven is 12 hours behind Guangzhou; 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 New Haven — the nearest workable window is 05:00–06:00 your time (17:00 there).
| City | 00:00 in Guangzhou | 01:00 in Guangzhou | 02:00 in Guangzhou | 03:00 in Guangzhou | 04:00 in Guangzhou | 05:00 in Guangzhou | 06:00 in Guangzhou | 07:00 in Guangzhou | 08:00 in Guangzhou | 09:00 in Guangzhou | 10:00 in Guangzhou | 11:00 in Guangzhou | 12:00 in Guangzhou | 13:00 in Guangzhou | 14:00 in Guangzhou | 15:00 in Guangzhou | 16:00 in Guangzhou | 17:00 in Guangzhou | 18:00 in Guangzhou | 19:00 in Guangzhou | 20:00 in Guangzhou | 21:00 in Guangzhou | 22:00 in Guangzhou | 23:00 in Guangzhou |
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| Guangzhou—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| New Haven—— | 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 Guangzhou and New Haven
Best hours to call
there is no working-hour overlap with New Haven — the nearest workable window is 05:00–06:00 your time (17:00 there).
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
New Haven next changes on Sunday 1 November 2026. Between those two dates the gap between the cities is an hour different from the one shown above — which is exactly when a recurring meeting drifts. Every date we track is on the daylight saving page.
Also useful
Common questions
How many hours ahead is New Haven of Guangzhou?
New Haven is 12 hours behind Guangzhou right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.
What is the best time to call between Guangzhou and New Haven?
There is no hour inside working hours in both cities. 05:00–06:00 your time (17:00 there) is the cheapest compromise, and one side is taking a shoulder hour.
Do Guangzhou and New Haven change clocks on the same date?
Only one of them does, so the gap between them changes twice a year even though neither city moved relative to the sun.