What time is it in Shanghai?
01:43:13
Saturday 14 November 2026
- Shanghai, China
- Time zone UTC+08:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:20 · sunset 16:56
Time difference with Shanghai
Shanghai is on UTC+08:00 right now: 8 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:43 | 8 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:43 | 13 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:43 | 16 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:43 | 7 hours behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:43 | 7 hours behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:43 | 4 hours behind |
| New Delhi India | 23:13 | 2 h 30 min behind |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:43 | same time |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:43 | same time |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:43 | 1 hour ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:43 | 3 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:43 | 11 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Shanghai
Shanghai does not change its clocks: UTC+08:00 all year round.
History of local time in Shanghai
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 15 September 1991 | UTC+8 all year round |
| 1986 – 1991 | UTC+8, summer time UTC+9 |
| 1949 – 1985 | UTC+8 all year round |
| until 1948 | UTC+8, summer time UTC+9 |
Official time zone (IANA database): Asia/Shanghai. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Shanghai
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 520 km away, Gaigeturi (South Korea) is 1 hour ahead of Shanghai all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Huangpu | 3 km |
| Xuhui | 3 km |
| Changning | 4 km |
| Hongkou | 4 km |
| Pudong | 5 km |
| Putuo | 7 km |
| Yangpu | 7 km |
| Pengpu | 7 km |
Day and night around the world
- Shanghai
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Sun and Moon in Shanghai
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Day length
- 10 h 36 min
- Tomorrow
- −1 min
Dawn 05:54, dusk 17:22, solar noon 11:38. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (10 h 7 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (14 h 10 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 04:49 (5 June 2027), latest at 06:53 (3 January 2027); earliest sunset at 16:51 (27 November 2026), latest at 19:02 (25 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 23 % illuminated
Moonrise 10:36 · moonset 20:42 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 19:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in China
Good to know about the time in Shanghai
Shanghai is on Beijing time, UTC+8, like the whole of China: it is 7 hours ahead of Paris in winter and 6 hours ahead in summer.
China used daylight saving time from 1986 to 1991, then gave it up. Paris – Shanghai time difference