Narita to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 1 h behind Narita. 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.
Narita 04:32 4:32 AM Shanghai 03:32 3:32 AM You –:–
04:32 4:32 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:00
03:32 3:32 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:20
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−1 h
Shanghai is 1 h behind Narita.
When you, Narita 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
🇯🇵 Narita
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
📍 Your time
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- Early
- Working hours
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇵 Narita | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:32 | 03:32 |
| 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 Narita | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 17:00 | 17:20 |
| Daylight | 11 h 11 min | 11 h 20 min |
| People on this clock | 131,613 | 24,870,895 |
Compare Narita with another city
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Narita and Shanghai: common questions
What is the time difference between Narita and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+8, while Narita is on UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Narita, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 9:00 AM in Narita, clocks in Shanghai show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Narita, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 6:00 PM in Narita, clocks in Shanghai show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Narita and Shanghai are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Narita (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Shanghai?
Until 1:00 AM in Narita it is still the previous day in Shanghai. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Shanghai it is already the next day in Narita.
Is the time difference between Narita and Shanghai the same all year?
Yes. Neither Narita nor Shanghai switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
