Japan to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 1 h behind Japan. 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.
Japan 12:13 12:13 PM Shanghai 11:13 11:13 AM You –:–
12:13 12:13 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:14
11:13 11:13 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
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−1 h
Shanghai is 1 h behind Japan.
When you, Japan 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
🇯🇵 Japan
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 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:13 | 11:13 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Japan | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 05:54 |
| Sunset | 17:14 | 17:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 125,440,000 | 24,870,895 |
Compare Japan with another city
More comparisons with Japan: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Big time differences
Japan and Shanghai: common questions
What is the time difference between Japan and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+8, while Japan is on UTC+9.
What time is it in Shanghai when it is 9:00 AM in Japan?
When it is 9:00 AM in Japan, it is 8:00 AM in Shanghai.
If it is 6:00 PM in Japan, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 6:00 PM in Japan, clocks in Shanghai show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Shanghai from Japan?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Japan – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Japan is it still yesterday in Shanghai?
Before 1:00 AM in Japan, the date in Shanghai has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Shanghai, it is already the next day in Japan.
Does the time gap between Japan and Shanghai change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Japan nor in Shanghai, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
