Time Difference Between Beijing and Moscow
Beijing is normally 5 hours ahead of Moscow.
This page shows the live time difference between Beijing, China and Moscow, Russia. Beijing uses the Asia/Shanghai time zone (UTC+8 standard) and Moscow uses Europe/Moscow (UTC+3 standard), so Beijing is normally 5 hours ahead of Moscow. Neither city changes its clocks for daylight saving, so the gap is the same all year. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
Beijing
- Country
- China
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Standard offset
- UTC+8
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
Moscow
- Country
- Russia
- Time zone
- Europe/Moscow
- Standard offset
- UTC+3
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Beijing and Moscow?
Beijing is normally 5 hours ahead of Moscow (Beijing is UTC+8, Moscow is UTC+3). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Beijing ahead of or behind Moscow?
Beijing is ahead of Moscow by 5 hours under standard time.
Do Beijing and Moscow use daylight saving time?
Beijing stays on the same offset all year; Moscow does not.