Shanghai to Nara: time difference
Nara 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 09:00 9:00 AM Nara 10:00 10:00 AM You –:–
09:00 9:00 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:20
10:00 10:00 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:06 · 🌙 17:19
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+1 h
Nara is 1 h ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Nara 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
🇯🇵 Nara
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
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 🇯🇵 Nara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:00 | 10:00 |
| 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 | 06:06 |
| Sunset | 17:20 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 11 h 20 min | 11 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 355,280 |
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 Nara: common questions
How far ahead of Shanghai is Nara?
Nara is 1 hour ahead of Shanghai: UTC+9 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Nara when it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai?
When it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, it is 10:00 AM in Nara.
If it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai, what time is it in Nara?
At 6:00 PM in Shanghai, clocks in Nara show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Nara from Shanghai?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Shanghai – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Nara – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Shanghai is it tomorrow in Nara?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Shanghai, the date in Nara has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Nara, it is still the previous day in Shanghai.
Does the time gap between Shanghai and Nara change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Shanghai nor in Nara, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
