Karachi to Nanjing: time difference
Nanjing 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 12:13 12:13 PM Nanjing 15:13 3:13 PM You –:–
12:13 12:13 PM
Pakistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 06:28 · 🌙 18:11
15:13 3:13 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 17:40
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+3 h
Nanjing is 3 h ahead of Karachi.
When you, Karachi and Nanjing 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
🇨🇳 Nanjing
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 | 🇨🇳 Nanjing |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:13 | 15:13 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 06:28 | 06:05 |
| Sunset | 18:11 | 17:40 |
| Daylight | 11 h 43 min | 11 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 14,910,352 | 9,314,685 |
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Karachi and Nanjing: common questions
How far ahead of Karachi is Nanjing?
Nanjing is 3 hours ahead of Karachi: UTC+8 against UTC+5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Karachi, what time is it in Nanjing?
At 9:00 AM in Karachi, clocks in Nanjing show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Nanjing at the end of the working day in Karachi?
The working day in Karachi ends at 6:00 PM; in Nanjing it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Nanjing from Karachi?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Karachi – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Nanjing – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Nanjing compared with Karachi?
The new day starts in Nanjing earlier: at 9:00 PM in Karachi it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Nanjing, Karachi is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Karachi and Nanjing change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
