Pyongyang to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 1 h behind Pyongyang. 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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Pyongyang 13:54 1:54 PM Shanghai 12:54 12:54 PM You –:–
13:54 1:54 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:08
12:54 12:54 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
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−1 h
Shanghai is 1 h behind Pyongyang.
When you, Pyongyang 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
🇰🇵 Pyongyang
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 | 🇰🇵 Pyongyang | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:54 | 12:54 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Korean Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Pyongyang | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Pyongyang | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 05:54 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 17:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 27 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 3,255,288 | 24,870,895 |
Compare Pyongyang with another city
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Pyongyang and Shanghai: common questions
How far behind Pyongyang is Shanghai?
Shanghai is 1 hour behind Pyongyang: UTC+8 against UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Pyongyang, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 9:00 AM in Pyongyang, clocks in Shanghai show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Shanghai at the end of the working day in Pyongyang?
The working day in Pyongyang ends at 6:00 PM; in Shanghai it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Pyongyang and Shanghai are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Pyongyang (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Pyongyang is it still yesterday in Shanghai?
Before 1:00 AM in Pyongyang, the date in Shanghai has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Shanghai, it is already the next day in Pyongyang.
Is the time difference between Pyongyang and Shanghai the same all year?
Yes. Neither Pyongyang nor Shanghai switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
