Shanghai to Sunshine Coast: time difference
Sunshine Coast is 2 h ahead of Shanghai. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Sunshine Coast, Australia
17
- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Night
☀️ 05:11 · 🌙 17:56 · 12 h 46 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Shanghai 01:23 1:23 AM Sunshine Coast 03:23 3:23 AM You –:–
01:23 1:23 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:21
03:23 3:23 AM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:11 · 🌙 17:56
·
+2 h
Sunshine Coast is 2 h ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Sunshine Coast 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
🇦🇺 Sunshine Coast
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
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 🇦🇺 Sunshine Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:23 | 03:23 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Australian Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Shanghai | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Australia/Brisbane |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:59 | 05:11 |
| Sunset | 17:21 | 17:56 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 12 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 284,131 |
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 Sunshine Coast: common questions
What is the time difference between Shanghai and Sunshine Coast?
Sunshine Coast is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC+10, while Shanghai is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, what time is it in Sunshine Coast?
At 9:00 AM in Shanghai, clocks in Sunshine Coast show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Sunshine Coast when it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai?
When it is 6:00 PM in Shanghai, it is 8:00 PM in Sunshine Coast.
Is there a time when both Shanghai and Sunshine Coast are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Shanghai (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sunshine Coast), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Shanghai is it tomorrow in Sunshine Coast?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Shanghai, the date in Sunshine Coast has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Sunshine Coast, it is still the previous day in Shanghai.
Does the time difference between Shanghai and Sunshine Coast change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
