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Friday, 6 November 2026

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: 06:13
  • ▪Sunset: 17:01
  • ▪Day length: 10h 48m
  • ▪Solar noon: 11:37
  • ▪Current time in Shanghai is currently 23 minutes behind solar time.

Shanghai on map

  • ▪Location: Shanghai Municipality, China
  • ▪Latitude: 31,22. Longitude: 121,46
  • ▪Population: 24,874,500
  • ▪Elevation: 12 m

Time difference

from Shanghai

−16h
06:50
−14h
08:50
−13h
09:50
−13h
09:50
−11h
11:50
−8h
14:50
−8h
14:50
−7h
15:50
−7h
15:50
−7h
15:50
−6h
16:50
−6h
16:50
−5h
17:50
−5h
17:50
−4h
18:50
−2,5h
20:20
−1h
21:50
0h
22:50
0h
22:50
+1h
23:50
+3h
01:50(+1d)

Sun cycle

Currently night time
Sunrise 06:13
Solar noon 11:37
Sunset 17:01

Time zone & DST

IANA identifier
Asia/Shanghai
Abbreviation
CST
UTC offset
UTC+08:00
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Current Unix epoch
1793976627

Sun & astronomy

Sunrise
06:13
Sunset
17:01
Solar noon
11:37
Day length
10h 48m
Night length
13h 11m
Civil twilight
05:48 – 17:26

Geography & country

Country
China
Region / State
Shanghai Municipality
Elevation
12 m
Population
24,874,500

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