🇦🇺 Adelaide, Australia
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- Australian Central Daylight Time
- UTC+10:30
- Daytime
☀️ 06:41 · 🌙 19:26 · 12 h 44 min
Adelaide to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 2 h 30 min behind Adelaide. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Adelaide 10:54 10:54 AM Shanghai 08:24 8:24 AM You –:–
10:54 10:54 AM
Australian Central Daylight Time · UTC+10:30
☀️ 06:41 · 🌙 19:26
08:24 8:24 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
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−2 h 30 min
Shanghai is 2 h 30 min behind Adelaide.
When you, Adelaide and Shanghai are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇺 Adelaide
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇨🇳 Shanghai
21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Adelaide | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:54 | 08:24 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Central Daylight Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+10:30 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Adelaide | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Australia/Adelaide | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+9:30, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:41 | 05:54 |
| Sunset | 19:26 | 17:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 1,245,011 | 24,870,895 |
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Adelaide and Shanghai: common questions
How far behind Adelaide is Shanghai?
Shanghai is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind Adelaide: UTC+8 against UTC+10:30.
What time is it in Shanghai when it is 9:00 AM in Adelaide?
When it is 9:00 AM in Adelaide, it is 6:30 AM in Shanghai.
What time is it in Shanghai at the end of the working day in Adelaide?
The working day in Adelaide ends at 6:00 PM; in Shanghai it is 3:30 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Adelaide and in Shanghai overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Adelaide, which is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Shanghai.
When does the date change in Shanghai compared with Adelaide?
The new day starts in Shanghai later: until 2:30 AM in Adelaide, it is still the previous day there. From 9:30 PM in Shanghai, Adelaide is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Adelaide and Shanghai change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Adelaide but not in Shanghai. From April 4, 2027, Shanghai will be 1 hour and 30 minutes behind Adelaide.
