Hamamatsu to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 1 h behind Hamamatsu. 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.
Hamamatsu 16:40 4:40 PM Shanghai 15:40 3:40 PM You –:–
16:40 4:40 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:12
15:40 3:40 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:20
·
−1 h
Shanghai is 1 h behind Hamamatsu.
When you, Hamamatsu 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
🇯🇵 Hamamatsu
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
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇵 Hamamatsu | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:40 | 15:40 |
| 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 Hamamatsu | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:58 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 17:12 | 17:20 |
| Daylight | 11 h 13 min | 11 h 20 min |
| People on this clock | 797,033 | 24,870,895 |
Compare Hamamatsu with another city
More comparisons with Hamamatsu: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Big time differences
Hamamatsu and Shanghai: common questions
How many hours behind Hamamatsu is Shanghai?
The clocks in Shanghai are 1 hour behind those in Hamamatsu (UTC+8 and UTC+9).
What time is it in Shanghai at the start of the working day in Hamamatsu?
The working day in Hamamatsu starts at 9:00 AM; in Shanghai it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Shanghai when it is 6:00 PM in Hamamatsu?
When it is 6:00 PM in Hamamatsu, it is 5:00 PM in Shanghai.
When do working hours in Hamamatsu and in Shanghai overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Hamamatsu, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai.
When is it still the previous day in Shanghai?
Until 1:00 AM in Hamamatsu it is still the previous day in Shanghai. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Shanghai it is already the next day in Hamamatsu.
Is the time difference between Hamamatsu and Shanghai the same all year?
Yes. Neither Hamamatsu nor Shanghai switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
