Shanghai to Lihir Island: time difference
Lihir Island is 2 h ahead of Shanghai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇵🇬 Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea
24
- Papua New Guinea Time
- UTC+10
- Night
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:41 · 12 h 11 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Shanghai 00:13 12:13 AM Lihir Island 02:13 2:13 AM You –:–
00:13 12:13 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 17:18
02:13 2:13 AM
Papua New Guinea Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:41
·
+2 h
Lihir Island is 2 h ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Lihir Island 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
🇵🇬 Lihir Island
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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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 🇵🇬 Lihir Island |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:13 | 02:13 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Papua New Guinea Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Shanghai | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Pacific/Port Moresby |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:01 | 05:29 |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 17:41 |
| Daylight | 11 h 16 min | 12 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | — |
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 Lihir Island: common questions
How many hours ahead of Shanghai is Lihir Island?
The clocks in Lihir Island are 2 hours ahead of those in Shanghai (UTC+10 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, what time is it in Lihir Island?
At 9:00 AM in Shanghai, clocks in Lihir Island show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Lihir Island when it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai?
When it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai, it is 8:00 PM in Lihir Island.
When do working hours in Shanghai and in Lihir Island 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 Lihir Island.
When does the date change in Lihir Island compared with Shanghai?
The new day starts in Lihir Island earlier: at 10:00 PM in Shanghai it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Lihir Island, Shanghai is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Shanghai and Lihir Island change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
