Shanghai to Gold Coast: time difference
Gold Coast is 2 h ahead of Shanghai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Gold Coast, Australia
25
- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Daytime
☀️ 05:17 · 🌙 17:52 · 12 h 35 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Shanghai 11:32 11:32 AM Gold Coast 13:32 1:32 PM You –:–
11:32 11:32 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
13:32 1:32 PM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:17 · 🌙 17:52
·
+2 h
Gold Coast is 2 h ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Gold Coast 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
🇦🇺 Gold Coast
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 1 1 AM
📍 Your time
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- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 🇦🇺 Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:32 | 13:32 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Australian Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Shanghai | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Australia/Brisbane |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 05:17 |
| Sunset | 17:30 | 17:52 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 12 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 607,665 |
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 Gold Coast: common questions
What is the time difference between Shanghai and Gold Coast?
Gold Coast is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC+10, while Shanghai is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Gold Coast at the start of the working day in Shanghai?
The working day in Shanghai starts at 9:00 AM; in Gold Coast it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai, what time is it in Gold Coast?
At 6:00 PM in Shanghai, clocks in Gold Coast show 8:00 PM.
When do working hours in Shanghai and in Gold Coast overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Shanghai, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Gold Coast.
From what time in Shanghai is it tomorrow in Gold Coast?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Shanghai, the date in Gold Coast has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Gold Coast, it is still the previous day in Shanghai.
Is the time difference between Shanghai and Gold Coast the same all year?
Yes. Neither Shanghai nor Gold Coast switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
