Current time in Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Tuesday, 22 September 2026
CST (UTC+08:00)
Time zone information for Shanghai
UTC +8
China Time (CST) , currently 1 hours ahead of Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
▪Shanghai does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
▪Time in Shanghai is always 1 hours ahead of Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.
▪The IANA time zone identifier for Shanghai is
Asia/Shanghai.Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Shanghai
- ▪Sunrise: 05:42
- ▪Sunset: 17:51
- ▪Day length: 12h 9m
- ▪Solar noon: 11:47
- ▪Current time in Shanghai is currently 13 minutes behind solar time.
Shanghai on map
- ▪Location: Shanghai, China
- ▪Latitude: 31,22. Longitude: 121,46
- ▪Population: 24,874,500
- ▪Elevation: 12 m
Time difference
from Shanghai
Sun cycle
Sunrise 05:42
Solar noon 11:47Sunset 17:51
Time zone & DST
- IANA identifier
Asia/Shanghai- Abbreviation
- CST
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not in effect
- Current Unix epoch
- 1790069858
Sun & astronomy
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Solar noon
- 11:47
- Day length
- 12h 09m
- Night length
- 11h 50m
- Civil twilight
- 05:17 – 18:15
Geography & country
- Country
- China
- Region / State
- Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 31.222°, 121.458°
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Population
- 24,874,500
Nearby places
Compare Shanghai with other time zones
Find the perfect meeting time or see what time it is across world capitals.