Dili to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 1 h behind Dili. 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.
Dili 10:54 10:54 AM Shanghai 09:54 9:54 AM You –:–
10:54 10:54 AM
East Timor Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:33
09:54 9:54 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
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−1 h
Shanghai is 1 h behind Dili.
When you, Dili 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
🇹🇱 Dili
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 | 🇹🇱 Dili | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:54 | 09:54 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Timor Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Dili | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Dili | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:18 | 05:54 |
| Sunset | 18:33 | 17:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 15 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 222,323 | 24,870,895 |
Compare Dili with another city
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Dili and Shanghai: common questions
How many hours behind Dili is Shanghai?
The clocks in Shanghai are 1 hour behind those in Dili (UTC+8 and UTC+9).
If it is 9:00 AM in Dili, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 9:00 AM in Dili, clocks in Shanghai show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Shanghai at the end of the working day in Dili?
The working day in Dili ends at 6:00 PM; in Shanghai it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Dili and in Shanghai overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Dili, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai.
Until what time in Dili is it still yesterday in Shanghai?
Before 1:00 AM in Dili, the date in Shanghai has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Shanghai, it is already the next day in Dili.
Does the time difference between Dili and Shanghai change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
