Shanghai to Pyongyang: time difference
Pyongyang is 1 h ahead of Shanghai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Shanghai 15:28 3:28 PM Pyongyang 16:28 4:28 PM You –:–
15:28 3:28 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
16:28 4:28 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:08
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+1 h
Pyongyang is 1 h ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Pyongyang 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
🇰🇵 Pyongyang
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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 🇰🇵 Pyongyang |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:28 | 16:28 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Korean Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Shanghai | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Asia/Pyongyang |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:30 | 18:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 3,255,288 |
Compare Shanghai with another city
More comparisons with Shanghai: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Shanghai and Pyongyang: common questions
How many hours ahead of Shanghai is Pyongyang?
The clocks in Pyongyang are 1 hour ahead of those in Shanghai (UTC+9 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, what time is it in Pyongyang?
At 9:00 AM in Shanghai, clocks in Pyongyang show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Pyongyang at the end of the working day in Shanghai?
The working day in Shanghai ends at 6:00 PM; in Pyongyang it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Pyongyang from Shanghai?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Shanghai – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Pyongyang – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Pyongyang?
From 11:00 PM in Shanghai it is already the next day in Pyongyang. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Pyongyang it is still the previous day in Shanghai.
Does the time gap between Shanghai and Pyongyang change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Shanghai nor in Pyongyang, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
