Shanghai is located in China and uses the Asia/Shanghai timezone, currently GMT+8 from UTC. Shanghai does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:40 and sunset at 17:38 local time. The coordinates of Shanghai are 31.23°N, 121.47°E.

Today Shanghai gets 11 hours 58 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:39, about 21 minutes before clock noon.

Right now Shanghai shares its GMT+8 offset with Irkutsk, Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Wuhan. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Working hours in Shanghai

Offices in Shanghai work Monday to Friday, typically 09:00–18:00 local time. Lunch is usually 12:00–13:30, and a meeting proposed inside it will be moved. The city's economy runs on finance, manufacturing, shipping and technology, which is who you are most likely to be calling. The most internationally minded of the mainland cities, with evening calls to Europe an accepted routine.

The dates that most often break a cross-border schedule are Chinese New Year (seven days in January or February), National Day Golden Week (1–7 October), Qingming (early April) and Mid-Autumn Festival (September or October). Expect slow replies during the Chinese New Year fortnight and the October Golden Week.

Best time to call Shanghai from…

From	Gap	Call at (Shanghai time)
🇹🇼 Taipei	same time	09:00–17:00
🇵🇭 Manila	same time	09:00–17:00
🇹🇱 Dili	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇰🇵 Pyongyang	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇬🇧 London	−8h	15:00–20:00 (early or late for one side)
🇺🇸 New York	−12h	19:00–08:00 (early or late for one side)
🇸🇬 Singapore	same time	09:00–17:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	−4h	13:00–17:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Shanghai in?›

Shanghai is in the Asia/Shanghai timezone, currently GMT+8.

Does Shanghai observe daylight saving time?›

No. Shanghai does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+8.

What is the UTC offset for Shanghai?›

Shanghai is currently GMT+8 from UTC (GMT+8).

Is Shanghai ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Shanghai is 8 hours ahead of London and 12 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Shanghai in UTC?›

09:00 in Shanghai is 01:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+8 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Shanghai today?›

Today the sun rises in Shanghai at 05:40 and sets at 17:38 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.

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