Time in 🇨🇳 Shanghai now
Asia/Shanghai
Sun in Shanghai today
Time difference from Shanghai
| 🇺🇸 New YorkUSA | --:-- | 12 hours behind |
| 🇺🇸 Los AngelesUSA | --:-- | 15 hours behind |
| 🇺🇸 ChicagoUSA | --:-- | 13 hours behind |
| 🇬🇧 LondonUnited Kingdom | --:-- | 7 hours behind |
| 🇫🇷 ParisFrance | --:-- | 6 hours behind |
| 🇩🇪 BerlinGermany | --:-- | 6 hours behind |
| 🇦🇪 DubaiUAE | --:-- | 4 hours behind |
| 🇮🇳 DelhiIndia | --:-- | 2.5 hours behind |
| 🇸🇬 SingaporeSingapore | --:-- | same time |
| 🇯🇵 TokyoJapan | --:-- | 1 hour ahead |
| 🇰🇷 SeoulSouth Korea | --:-- | 1 hour ahead |
| 🇦🇺 SydneyAustralia | --:-- | 2 hours ahead |
About the time in Shanghai
Shanghai is a city in China. It uses the Asia/Shanghai time zone, which is currently UTC+8 — that is, +8 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. Shanghai does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
Compared with other major cities right now, Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of New York and 7 hours ahead of London. The table above updates live, so the differences you see always reflect current daylight saving rules on both sides.
What time zone is Shanghai in?
Shanghai follows the Asia/Shanghai time zone (UTC+8). All clocks on this page are driven by the official IANA time zone database, the same source used by operating systems and airlines worldwide.
Does Shanghai observe daylight saving time?
No — Shanghai keeps the same offset all year, which makes scheduling with it straightforward.
Sunrise and sunset in Shanghai
Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for Shanghai's coordinates (31.23°, 121.47°) and shown in local Shanghai time. They shift a little every day through the year.
How is this clock kept accurate?
The time shown is your device clock converted into Shanghai's time zone using your browser's built-in IANA database. If your device clock is correct, the time above is correct — no server round-trips, nothing to install.