Shanghai to Gifu: time difference
Gifu is 1 h ahead of Shanghai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Shanghai 18:45 6:45 PM Gifu 19:45 7:45 PM You –:–
18:45 6:45 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:20
19:45 7:45 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 17:15
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+1 h
Gifu is 1 h ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Gifu 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
🇯🇵 Gifu
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 0 12 AM
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 🇯🇵 Gifu |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:45 | 19:45 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Japan Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Shanghai | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Asia/Tokyo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:00 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 17:20 | 17:15 |
| Daylight | 11 h 20 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 404,352 |
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 Gifu: common questions
What is the time difference between Shanghai and Gifu?
Gifu is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+9, while Shanghai is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Gifu at the start of the working day in Shanghai?
The working day in Shanghai starts at 9:00 AM; in Gifu it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai, what time is it in Gifu?
At 6:00 PM in Shanghai, clocks in Gifu show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Gifu from Shanghai?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Shanghai – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Gifu – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Gifu?
From 11:00 PM in Shanghai it is already the next day in Gifu. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Gifu it is still the previous day in Shanghai.
Does the time gap between Shanghai and Gifu change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Shanghai nor in Gifu, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
