Shanghai to Bangalore: time difference
Bangalore is 2 h 30 min behind Shanghai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Shanghai 08:25 8:25 AM Bangalore 05:55 5:55 AM You –:–
08:25 8:25 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
05:55 5:55 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 18:05
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−2 h 30 min
Bangalore is 2 h 30 min behind Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Bangalore are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇳 Shanghai
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
🇮🇳 Bangalore
21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 🇮🇳 Bangalore |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:25 | 05:55 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Shanghai | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Asia/Kolkata |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 06:10 |
| Sunset | 17:30 | 18:05 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 8,495,492 |
Compare Shanghai with another city
More comparisons with Shanghai: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Shanghai and Bangalore: common questions
How many hours behind Shanghai is Bangalore?
The clocks in Bangalore are 2 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Shanghai (UTC+5:30 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, what time is it in Bangalore?
At 9:00 AM in Shanghai, clocks in Bangalore show 6:30 AM.
What time is it in Bangalore at the end of the working day in Shanghai?
The working day in Shanghai ends at 6:00 PM; in Bangalore it is 3:30 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Bangalore from Shanghai?
Between 11:30 AM and 6:00 PM in Shanghai – that is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Bangalore – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Bangalore?
Until 2:30 AM in Shanghai it is still the previous day in Bangalore. The other way round, from 9:30 PM in Bangalore it is already the next day in Shanghai.
Does the time gap between Shanghai and Bangalore change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Shanghai nor in Bangalore, so the gap is 2 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
