Busan to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 1 h behind Busan. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Busan 13:58 1:58 PM Shanghai 12:58 12:58 PM You –:–
13:58 1:58 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:26 · 🌙 17:57
12:58 12:58 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
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−1 h
Shanghai is 1 h behind Busan.
When you, Busan 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
🇰🇷 Busan
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
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇷 Busan | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:58 | 12:58 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Korean Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Busan | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Seoul | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:26 | 05:54 |
| Sunset | 17:57 | 17:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 32 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 3,586,079 | 24,870,895 |
Compare Busan with another city
More comparisons with Busan: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Busan and Shanghai: common questions
What is the time difference between Busan and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+8, while Busan is on UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Busan, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 9:00 AM in Busan, clocks in Shanghai show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Shanghai at the end of the working day in Busan?
The working day in Busan ends at 6:00 PM; in Shanghai it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Busan and Shanghai are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Busan (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Shanghai compared with Busan?
The new day starts in Shanghai later: until 1:00 AM in Busan, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Shanghai, Busan is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Busan and Shanghai change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Busan nor in Shanghai, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
