🇦🇺 Canberra, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 19:14 · 12 h 45 min
Canberra to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 3 h behind Canberra. 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.
Canberra 14:12 2:12 PM Shanghai 11:12 11:12 AM You –:–
14:12 2:12 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 19:14
11:12 11:12 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
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−3 h
Shanghai is 3 h behind Canberra.
When you, Canberra 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
🇦🇺 Canberra
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 9 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Canberra | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:12 | 11:12 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Canberra | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:29 | 05:54 |
| Sunset | 19:14 | 17:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 45 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 466,566 | 24,870,895 |
Compare Canberra with another city
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Canberra and Shanghai: common questions
How far behind Canberra is Shanghai?
Shanghai is 3 hours behind Canberra: UTC+8 against UTC+11.
If it is 9:00 AM in Canberra, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 9:00 AM in Canberra, clocks in Shanghai show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Shanghai at the end of the working day in Canberra?
The working day in Canberra ends at 6:00 PM; in Shanghai it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Canberra and Shanghai are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Canberra (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Shanghai), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Shanghai?
Until 3:00 AM in Canberra it is still the previous day in Shanghai. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Shanghai it is already the next day in Canberra.
Is the time difference between Canberra and Shanghai the same all year?
No. Only Canberra switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Shanghai will be 2 hours behind Canberra.
