Shanghai to Lake Macquarie: time difference
Lake Macquarie is 3 h ahead of Shanghai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Lake Macquarie, Australia
22
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 19:05 · 12 h 50 min
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Shanghai 06:18 6:18 AM Lake Macquarie 09:18 9:18 AM You –:–
06:18 6:18 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 17:25
09:18 9:18 AM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 19:05
·
+3 h
Lake Macquarie is 3 h ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Lake Macquarie 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
🇦🇺 Lake Macquarie
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 2 2 AM
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 🇦🇺 Lake Macquarie |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:18 | 09:18 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+11 |
| Offset from Shanghai | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Australia/Sydney |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:56 | 06:16 |
| Sunset | 17:25 | 19:05 |
| Daylight | 11 h 29 min | 12 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 1,059 |
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 Lake Macquarie: common questions
What is the time difference between Shanghai and Lake Macquarie?
Lake Macquarie is 3 hours ahead: it uses UTC+11, while Shanghai is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, what time is it in Lake Macquarie?
At 9:00 AM in Shanghai, clocks in Lake Macquarie show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Lake Macquarie when it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai?
When it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai, it is 9:00 PM in Lake Macquarie.
When is a good time to call Lake Macquarie from Shanghai?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Shanghai – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Lake Macquarie – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Lake Macquarie compared with Shanghai?
The new day starts in Lake Macquarie earlier: at 9:00 PM in Shanghai it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Lake Macquarie, Shanghai is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Shanghai and Lake Macquarie change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Lake Macquarie but not in Shanghai. From April 4, 2027, Lake Macquarie will be 2 hours ahead of Shanghai.
