Gifu to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 1 h behind Gifu. 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.
Gifu 18:24 6:24 PM Shanghai 17:24 5:24 PM You –:–
18:24 6:24 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 17:15
17:24 5:24 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:20
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−1 h
Shanghai is 1 h behind Gifu.
When you, Gifu 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
🇯🇵 Gifu
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
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇵 Gifu | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:24 | 17:24 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Gifu | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:03 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 17:15 | 17:20 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 20 min |
| People on this clock | 404,352 | 24,870,895 |
Compare Gifu with another city
More comparisons with Gifu: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Big time differences
Gifu and Shanghai: common questions
How many hours behind Gifu is Shanghai?
The clocks in Shanghai are 1 hour behind those in Gifu (UTC+8 and UTC+9).
If it is 9:00 AM in Gifu, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 9:00 AM in Gifu, clocks in Shanghai show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Shanghai when it is 6:00 PM in Gifu?
When it is 6:00 PM in Gifu, it is 5:00 PM in Shanghai.
When is a good time to call Shanghai from Gifu?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Gifu – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Shanghai compared with Gifu?
The new day starts in Shanghai later: until 1:00 AM in Gifu, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Shanghai, Gifu is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Gifu and Shanghai change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
