Ibaraki to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 1 h behind Ibaraki. 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.
Ibaraki 06:08 6:08 AM Shanghai 05:08 5:08 AM You –:–
06:08 6:08 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 17:18
05:08 5:08 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 17:18
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−1 h
Shanghai is 1 h behind Ibaraki.
When you, Ibaraki 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
🇯🇵 Ibaraki
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 | 🇯🇵 Ibaraki | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:08 | 05:08 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Ibaraki | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:09 | 06:01 |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 17:18 |
| Daylight | 11 h 9 min | 11 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 287,730 | 24,870,895 |
Compare Ibaraki with another city
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Ibaraki and Shanghai: common questions
What is the time difference between Ibaraki and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+8, while Ibaraki is on UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Ibaraki, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 9:00 AM in Ibaraki, clocks in Shanghai show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Shanghai when it is 6:00 PM in Ibaraki?
When it is 6:00 PM in Ibaraki, it is 5:00 PM in Shanghai.
Is there a time when both Ibaraki and Shanghai are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Ibaraki (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Shanghai?
Until 1:00 AM in Ibaraki 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 Ibaraki.
Is the time difference between Ibaraki and Shanghai the same all year?
Yes. Neither Ibaraki nor Shanghai switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
