Kawagoe to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 1 h behind Kawagoe. 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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Kawagoe 09:49 9:49 AM Shanghai 08:49 8:49 AM You –:–
09:49 9:49 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:52 · 🌙 17:03
08:49 8:49 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:20
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−1 h
Shanghai is 1 h behind Kawagoe.
When you, Kawagoe 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
🇯🇵 Kawagoe
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 | 🇯🇵 Kawagoe | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:49 | 08:49 |
| 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 Kawagoe | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:52 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 17:03 | 17:20 |
| Daylight | 11 h 11 min | 11 h 20 min |
| People on this clock | 350,745 | 24,870,895 |
Compare Kawagoe with another city
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Kawagoe and Shanghai: common questions
How far behind Kawagoe is Shanghai?
Shanghai is 1 hour behind Kawagoe: UTC+8 against UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Kawagoe, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 9:00 AM in Kawagoe, clocks in Shanghai show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Kawagoe, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 6:00 PM in Kawagoe, clocks in Shanghai show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Shanghai from Kawagoe?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Kawagoe – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Shanghai compared with Kawagoe?
The new day starts in Shanghai later: until 1:00 AM in Kawagoe, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Shanghai, Kawagoe is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Kawagoe and Shanghai change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Kawagoe nor in Shanghai, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
