🇦🇺 Lake Macquarie, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 19:05 · 12 h 50 min
Lake Macquarie to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 3 h behind Lake Macquarie. 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.
Lake Macquarie 08:16 8:16 AM Shanghai 05:16 5:16 AM You –:–
08:16 8:16 AM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 19:05
05:16 5:16 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 17:25
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−3 h
Shanghai is 3 h behind Lake Macquarie.
When you, Lake Macquarie 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
🇦🇺 Lake Macquarie
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
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Lake Macquarie | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:16 | 05:16 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Lake Macquarie | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:16 | 05:56 |
| Sunset | 19:05 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 12 h 50 min | 11 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 1,059 | 24,870,895 |
Compare Lake Macquarie with another city
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Lake Macquarie and Shanghai: common questions
How many hours behind Lake Macquarie is Shanghai?
The clocks in Shanghai are 3 hours behind those in Lake Macquarie (UTC+8 and UTC+11).
What time is it in Shanghai when it is 9:00 AM in Lake Macquarie?
When it is 9:00 AM in Lake Macquarie, it is 6:00 AM in Shanghai.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lake Macquarie, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 6:00 PM in Lake Macquarie, clocks in Shanghai show 3:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Lake Macquarie and Shanghai are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Lake Macquarie (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Shanghai), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Shanghai?
Until 3:00 AM in Lake Macquarie it is still the previous day in Shanghai. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Shanghai it is already the next day in Lake Macquarie.
Does the time gap between Lake Macquarie and Shanghai change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Lake Macquarie but not in Shanghai. From April 4, 2027, Shanghai will be 2 hours behind Lake Macquarie.
