🇦🇺 Darwin, Australia
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- Australian Central Standard Time
- UTC+9:30
- Daytime
☀️ 06:25 · 🌙 18:44 · 12 h 18 min
Darwin to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 1 h 30 min behind Darwin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−1 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Darwin 09:53 9:53 AM Shanghai 08:23 8:23 AM You –:–
09:53 9:53 AM
Australian Central Standard Time · UTC+9:30
☀️ 06:25 · 🌙 18:44
08:23 8:23 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
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−1 h 30 min
Shanghai is 1 h 30 min behind Darwin.
When you, Darwin 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
🇦🇺 Darwin
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
22:30 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 21:30 9:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Darwin | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:53 | 08:23 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Central Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9:30 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Darwin | — | −1 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Australia/Darwin | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:25 | 05:54 |
| Sunset | 18:44 | 17:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 18 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 122,207 | 24,870,895 |
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Darwin and Shanghai: common questions
How many hours behind Darwin is Shanghai?
The clocks in Shanghai are 1 hour and 30 minutes behind those in Darwin (UTC+8 and UTC+9:30).
If it is 9:00 AM in Darwin, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 9:00 AM in Darwin, clocks in Shanghai show 7:30 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Darwin, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 6:00 PM in Darwin, clocks in Shanghai show 4:30 PM.
When is a good time to call Shanghai from Darwin?
Between 10:30 AM and 6:00 PM in Darwin – that is 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM in Shanghai – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Shanghai compared with Darwin?
The new day starts in Shanghai later: until 1:30 AM in Darwin, it is still the previous day there. From 10:30 PM in Shanghai, Darwin is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Darwin and Shanghai change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Darwin nor in Shanghai, so the gap is 1 hour and 30 minutes all year round.
