Sendai to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 1 h behind Sendai. 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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Sendai 22:15 10:15 PM Shanghai 21:15 9:15 PM You –:–
22:15 10:15 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 16:54
21:15 9:15 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 17:19
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−1 h
Shanghai is 1 h behind Sendai.
When you, Sendai 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
🇯🇵 Sendai
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 | 🇯🇵 Sendai | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:15 | 21:15 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Sendai | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 06:01 |
| Sunset | 16:54 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 11 h 4 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 1,082,159 | 24,870,895 |
Compare Sendai with another city
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Sendai and Shanghai: common questions
How many hours behind Sendai is Shanghai?
The clocks in Shanghai are 1 hour behind those in Sendai (UTC+8 and UTC+9).
If it is 9:00 AM in Sendai, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 9:00 AM in Sendai, clocks in Shanghai show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Shanghai at the end of the working day in Sendai?
The working day in Sendai ends at 6:00 PM; in Shanghai it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Sendai and in Shanghai overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sendai, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai.
Until what time in Sendai is it still yesterday in Shanghai?
Before 1:00 AM in Sendai, the date in Shanghai has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Shanghai, it is already the next day in Sendai.
Does the time difference between Sendai and Shanghai change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
