Shanghai to Tanchon: time difference
Tanchon 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 15:18 3:18 PM Tanchon 16:18 4:18 PM You –:–
15:18 3:18 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
16:18 4:18 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 17:54
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+1 h
Tanchon is 1 h ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Tanchon 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
🇰🇵 Tanchon
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 | 🇰🇵 Tanchon |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:18 | 16:18 |
| 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 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 17:30 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 345,875 |
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 Tanchon: common questions
How many hours ahead of Shanghai is Tanchon?
The clocks in Tanchon 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 Tanchon?
At 9:00 AM in Shanghai, clocks in Tanchon show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Tanchon at the end of the working day in Shanghai?
The working day in Shanghai ends at 6:00 PM; in Tanchon it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Tanchon from Shanghai?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Shanghai – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Tanchon – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Shanghai is it tomorrow in Tanchon?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Shanghai, the date in Tanchon has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Tanchon, it is still the previous day in Shanghai.
Does the time gap between Shanghai and Tanchon change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Shanghai nor in Tanchon, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
