Shanghai to Kagoshima: time difference
Kagoshima 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 13:04 1:04 PM Kagoshima 14:04 2:04 PM You –:–
13:04 1:04 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:21
14:04 2:04 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:23 · 🌙 17:44
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+1 h
Kagoshima is 1 h ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Kagoshima 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
🇯🇵 Kagoshima
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 | 🇯🇵 Kagoshima |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:04 | 14:04 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 05:59 | 06:23 |
| Sunset | 17:21 | 17:44 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 593,128 |
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 Kagoshima: common questions
What is the time difference between Shanghai and Kagoshima?
Kagoshima is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+9, while Shanghai is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, what time is it in Kagoshima?
At 9:00 AM in Shanghai, clocks in Kagoshima show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Kagoshima when it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai?
When it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai, it is 7:00 PM in Kagoshima.
When is a good time to call Kagoshima from Shanghai?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Shanghai – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Kagoshima – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Kagoshima?
From 11:00 PM in Shanghai it is already the next day in Kagoshima. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Kagoshima it is still the previous day in Shanghai.
Does the time gap between Shanghai and Kagoshima change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Shanghai nor in Kagoshima, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
