Shanghai to Hamamatsu: time difference
Hamamatsu 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
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Shanghai 16:27 4:27 PM Hamamatsu 17:27 5:27 PM You –:–
16:27 4:27 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:20
17:27 5:27 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:12
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+1 h
Hamamatsu is 1 h ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Hamamatsu 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
🇯🇵 Hamamatsu
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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 🇯🇵 Hamamatsu |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:27 | 17:27 |
| 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 | 05:58 |
| Sunset | 17:20 | 17:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 20 min | 11 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 797,033 |
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 Hamamatsu: common questions
How far ahead of Shanghai is Hamamatsu?
Hamamatsu is 1 hour ahead of Shanghai: UTC+9 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, what time is it in Hamamatsu?
At 9:00 AM in Shanghai, clocks in Hamamatsu show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai, what time is it in Hamamatsu?
At 6:00 PM in Shanghai, clocks in Hamamatsu show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Shanghai and Hamamatsu are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Hamamatsu), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Hamamatsu?
From 11:00 PM in Shanghai it is already the next day in Hamamatsu. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Hamamatsu it is still the previous day in Shanghai.
Is the time difference between Shanghai and Hamamatsu the same all year?
Yes. Neither Shanghai nor Hamamatsu switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
