🇦🇺 Cairns, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Daytime
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 23 min
Cairns to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 2 h behind Cairns. 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.
Cairns 12:48 12:48 PM Shanghai 10:48 10:48 AM You –:–
12:48 12:48 PM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16
10:48 10:48 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
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−2 h
Shanghai is 2 h behind Cairns.
When you, Cairns 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
🇦🇺 Cairns
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
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Cairns | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:48 | 10:48 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+10 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Cairns | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Brisbane | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:53 | 05:54 |
| Sunset | 18:16 | 17:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 23 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 153,181 | 24,870,895 |
Compare Cairns with another city
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Cairns and Shanghai: common questions
How many hours behind Cairns is Shanghai?
The clocks in Shanghai are 2 hours behind those in Cairns (UTC+8 and UTC+10).
What time is it in Shanghai when it is 9:00 AM in Cairns?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cairns, it is 7:00 AM in Shanghai.
What time is it in Shanghai when it is 6:00 PM in Cairns?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cairns, it is 4:00 PM in Shanghai.
When do working hours in Cairns and in Shanghai overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairns, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Shanghai.
When does the date change in Shanghai compared with Cairns?
The new day starts in Shanghai later: until 2:00 AM in Cairns, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Shanghai, Cairns is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cairns and Shanghai change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
