Shanghai to Canberra: time difference
Canberra is 3 h ahead of Shanghai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Canberra, Australia
04
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 19:14 · 12 h 45 min
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Shanghai 11:19 11:19 AM Canberra 14:19 2:19 PM You –:–
11:19 11:19 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
14:19 2:19 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 19:14
·
+3 h
Canberra is 3 h ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Canberra 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
🇦🇺 Canberra
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 🇦🇺 Canberra |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:19 | 14:19 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+11 |
| Offset from Shanghai | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Australia/Sydney |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 06:29 |
| Sunset | 17:30 | 19:14 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 12 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 466,566 |
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 Canberra: common questions
How many hours ahead of Shanghai is Canberra?
The clocks in Canberra are 3 hours ahead of those in Shanghai (UTC+11 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, what time is it in Canberra?
At 9:00 AM in Shanghai, clocks in Canberra show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Canberra when it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai?
When it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai, it is 9:00 PM in Canberra.
When is a good time to call Canberra from Shanghai?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Shanghai – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Canberra – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Shanghai is it tomorrow in Canberra?
Once it is 9:00 PM in Shanghai, the date in Canberra has already changed. Until 3:00 AM in Canberra, it is still the previous day in Shanghai.
Is the time difference between Shanghai and Canberra the same all year?
No. Only Canberra switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Canberra will be 2 hours ahead of Shanghai.
