Shanghai — Asia/Shanghai
The current local time in the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in China. The zone is currently at UTC +08:00 · GMT+8 and does not observe daylight saving time.
Asia/Shanghai
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT+8
Zone information
Countries using Asia/Shanghai
Shanghai vs. major cities
How far Shanghai is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Shanghai, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Shanghai | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −12 h | 21:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −15 h | 18:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −11 h | 22:00 (prev. day) | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −4 h | 05:00 | 13:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | −2:30 h | 06:30 | 11:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| Tokyo · Japan | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Shanghai time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Shanghai
Since 1970, Shanghai has gone through 3 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 6 of 57 years. Since 1992 it has stayed on UTC +08:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Shanghai stays on UTC +08:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1985 | UTC +08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1986–1991 | UTC +08:00, DST UTC +09:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 1992–2026 | UTC +08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Cities in this zone
Zones on the same clock as Shanghai
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as Asia/Shanghai on every day of 2026. Their histories may differ.
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