Bangalore to China: time difference
China is 2 h 30 min ahead of Bangalore. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bangalore 12:00 12:00 PM China 14:30 2:30 PM You –:–
12:00 12:00 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 18:05
14:30 2:30 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 17:45
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+2 h 30 min
China is 2 h 30 min ahead of Bangalore.
When you, Bangalore and China are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇮🇳 Bangalore
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
🇨🇳 China
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇳 Bangalore | 🇨🇳 China |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:00 | 14:30 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Bangalore | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kolkata | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:10 | 06:20 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 17:45 |
| Daylight | 11 h 55 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 8,495,492 | 1,442,965,000 |
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Bangalore and China: common questions
What is the time difference between Bangalore and China?
China is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead: it uses UTC+8, while Bangalore is on UTC+5:30.
What time is it in China at the start of the working day in Bangalore?
The working day in Bangalore starts at 9:00 AM; in China it is 11:30 AM at that moment.
What time is it in China when it is 6:00 PM in Bangalore?
When it is 6:00 PM in Bangalore, it is 8:30 PM in China.
When is a good time to call China from Bangalore?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM in Bangalore – that is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in China – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Bangalore is it tomorrow in China?
Once it is 9:30 PM in Bangalore, the date in China has already changed. Until 2:30 AM in China, it is still the previous day in Bangalore.
Does the time gap between Bangalore and China change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Bangalore nor in China, so the gap is 2 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
