Shanghai to Kyoto: time difference
Kyoto 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 13:49 1:49 PM Kyoto 14:49 2:49 PM You –:–
13:49 1:49 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:21
14:49 2:49 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 17:20
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+1 h
Kyoto is 1 h ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Kyoto 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
🇯🇵 Kyoto
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 | 🇯🇵 Kyoto |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:49 | 14:49 |
| 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 | 06:05 |
| Sunset | 17:21 | 17:20 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 1,475,183 |
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 Kyoto: common questions
How far ahead of Shanghai is Kyoto?
Kyoto is 1 hour ahead of Shanghai: UTC+9 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, what time is it in Kyoto?
At 9:00 AM in Shanghai, clocks in Kyoto show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai, what time is it in Kyoto?
At 6:00 PM in Shanghai, clocks in Kyoto show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Shanghai and in Kyoto overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Kyoto.
When is it already the next day in Kyoto?
From 11:00 PM in Shanghai it is already the next day in Kyoto. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Kyoto it is still the previous day in Shanghai.
Does the time difference between Shanghai and Kyoto change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
