🇦🇺 Mackay, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Daytime
☀️ 05:38 · 🌙 18:05 · 12 h 27 min
Mackay to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 2 h behind Mackay. 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.
Mackay 12:24 12:24 PM Shanghai 10:24 10:24 AM You –:–
12:24 12:24 PM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:38 · 🌙 18:05
10:24 10:24 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
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−2 h
Shanghai is 2 h behind Mackay.
When you, Mackay 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
🇦🇺 Mackay
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
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 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Mackay | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:24 | 10:24 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+10 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Mackay | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Brisbane | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:38 | 05:54 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 17:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 27 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 80,455 | 24,870,895 |
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Mackay and Shanghai: common questions
What is the time difference between Mackay and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC+8, while Mackay is on UTC+10.
What time is it in Shanghai at the start of the working day in Mackay?
The working day in Mackay starts at 9:00 AM; in Shanghai it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Shanghai when it is 6:00 PM in Mackay?
When it is 6:00 PM in Mackay, it is 4:00 PM in Shanghai.
When is a good time to call Shanghai from Mackay?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Mackay – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Shanghai – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Shanghai?
Until 2:00 AM in Mackay it is still the previous day in Shanghai. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Shanghai it is already the next day in Mackay.
Does the time gap between Mackay and Shanghai change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Mackay nor in Shanghai, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
