Okazaki to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 1 h behind Okazaki. 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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Okazaki 16:38 4:38 PM Shanghai 15:38 3:38 PM You –:–
16:38 4:38 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 17:13
15:38 3:38 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:20
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−1 h
Shanghai is 1 h behind Okazaki.
When you, Okazaki 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
🇯🇵 Okazaki
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 | 🇯🇵 Okazaki | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:38 | 15:38 |
| 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 Okazaki | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:01 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 17:20 |
| Daylight | 11 h 13 min | 11 h 20 min |
| People on this clock | 382,846 | 24,870,895 |
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Okazaki and Shanghai: common questions
What is the time difference between Okazaki and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+8, while Okazaki is on UTC+9.
What time is it in Shanghai at the start of the working day in Okazaki?
The working day in Okazaki starts at 9:00 AM; in Shanghai it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Okazaki, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 6:00 PM in Okazaki, clocks in Shanghai show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Shanghai from Okazaki?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Okazaki – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 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 1:00 AM in Okazaki 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 Okazaki.
Does the time gap between Okazaki and Shanghai change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Okazaki nor in Shanghai, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
