Shanghai to Osaka: time difference
Osaka 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 13:00 1:00 PM Osaka 14:00 2:00 PM You –:–
13:00 1:00 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
14:00 2:00 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:32
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+1 h
Osaka is 1 h ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Osaka 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
🇯🇵 Osaka
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 | 🇯🇵 Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:00 | 14:00 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 05:54 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 17:30 | 17:32 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 2,691,185 |
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 Osaka: common questions
What is the time difference between Shanghai and Osaka?
Osaka 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 Osaka?
At 9:00 AM in Shanghai, clocks in Osaka show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Osaka when it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai?
When it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai, it is 7:00 PM in Osaka.
When is a good time to call Osaka from Shanghai?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Shanghai – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Osaka – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Osaka?
From 11:00 PM in Shanghai it is already the next day in Osaka. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Osaka it is still the previous day in Shanghai.
Does the time gap between Shanghai and Osaka change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Shanghai nor in Osaka, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
