Karachi to Linfen: time difference
Linfen is 3 h ahead of Karachi. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Karachi 14:00 2:00 PM Linfen 17:00 5:00 PM You –:–
14:00 2:00 PM
Pakistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 18:02
17:00 5:00 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 17:54
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+3 h
Linfen is 3 h ahead of Karachi.
When you, Karachi and Linfen are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇰 Karachi
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
🇨🇳 Linfen
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇰 Karachi | 🇨🇳 Linfen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:00 | 17:00 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pakistan Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Karachi | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Karachi | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:33 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:02 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 11 h 29 min | 11 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 14,910,352 | 617,000 |
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Karachi and Linfen: common questions
What is the time difference between Karachi and Linfen?
Linfen is 3 hours ahead: it uses UTC+8, while Karachi is on UTC+5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Karachi, what time is it in Linfen?
At 9:00 AM in Karachi, clocks in Linfen show 12:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Karachi, what time is it in Linfen?
At 6:00 PM in Karachi, clocks in Linfen show 9:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Karachi and Linfen are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Karachi (12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Linfen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Linfen compared with Karachi?
The new day starts in Linfen earlier: at 9:00 PM in Karachi it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Linfen, Karachi is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Karachi and Linfen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Karachi nor Linfen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
