Shanghai to Port Lincoln: time difference
Port Lincoln is 2 h 30 min ahead of Shanghai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Port Lincoln, Australia
32
- Australian Central Daylight Time
- UTC+10:30
- Daytime
☀️ 06:52 · 🌙 19:36 · 12 h 44 min
+2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Shanghai 09:11 9:11 AM Port Lincoln 11:41 11:41 AM You –:–
09:11 9:11 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
11:41 11:41 AM
Australian Central Daylight Time · UTC+10:30
☀️ 06:52 · 🌙 19:36
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+2 h 30 min
Port Lincoln is 2 h 30 min ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Port Lincoln 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
🇦🇺 Port Lincoln
2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM
📍 Your time
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- Early
- Working hours
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 🇦🇺 Port Lincoln |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:11 | 11:41 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Australian Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+10:30 |
| Offset from Shanghai | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Australia/Adelaide |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+9:30, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 06:52 |
| Sunset | 17:30 | 19:36 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 14,404 |
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 Port Lincoln: common questions
How far ahead of Shanghai is Port Lincoln?
Port Lincoln is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Shanghai: UTC+10:30 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Port Lincoln at the start of the working day in Shanghai?
The working day in Shanghai starts at 9:00 AM; in Port Lincoln it is 11:30 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai, what time is it in Port Lincoln?
At 6:00 PM in Shanghai, clocks in Port Lincoln show 8:30 PM.
When is a good time to call Port Lincoln from Shanghai?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM in Shanghai – that is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Port Lincoln – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Port Lincoln compared with Shanghai?
The new day starts in Port Lincoln earlier: at 9:30 PM in Shanghai it is already midnight there. Until 2:30 AM in Port Lincoln, Shanghai is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Shanghai and Port Lincoln change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Port Lincoln but not in Shanghai. From April 4, 2027, Port Lincoln will be 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead of Shanghai.
