World time
Time in Shanghai, China
Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai time: CST (UTC+8) all year. Shanghai does not change its clocks.
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- UTC offset
- UTC+8
- Abbreviation
- CST
- Coordinates
- 31.22, 121.46
- Population
- 24,874,500
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Working hours overlap
When a 9 am – 5 pm working day in Shanghai meets one in each city, shown in Shanghai time.
| With | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| London | No overlap | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm (1 hour) |
| New York | No overlap | No overlap |
| Sydney | 9:00 am – 2:00 pm (5 hours) | 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (6 hours) |
Sunrise and sunset in Shanghai
Local time, 2026. The converter above shows today's.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox, 20 Mar | 6:00 am | 6:06 pm | 12 h 06 min |
| June solstice, 21 Jun | 4:51 am | 7:02 pm | 14 h 11 min |
| September equinox, 22 Sep | 5:43 am | 5:53 pm | 12 h 10 min |
| December solstice, 21 Dec | 6:49 am | 4:56 pm | 10 h 07 min |
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