Shanghai to Yamaguchi: time difference
Yamaguchi 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 20:15 8:15 PM Yamaguchi 21:15 9:15 PM You –:–
20:15 8:15 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:20
21:15 9:15 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:23 · 🌙 17:37
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+1 h
Yamaguchi is 1 h ahead of Shanghai.
When you, Shanghai and Yamaguchi 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
🇯🇵 Yamaguchi
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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- Early
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 🇯🇵 Yamaguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:15 | 21:15 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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 | 06:00 | 06:23 |
| Sunset | 17:20 | 17:37 |
| Daylight | 11 h 20 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 24,870,895 | 193,966 |
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 Yamaguchi: common questions
How far ahead of Shanghai is Yamaguchi?
Yamaguchi is 1 hour ahead of Shanghai: UTC+9 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, what time is it in Yamaguchi?
At 9:00 AM in Shanghai, clocks in Yamaguchi show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Yamaguchi at the end of the working day in Shanghai?
The working day in Shanghai ends at 6:00 PM; in Yamaguchi it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Yamaguchi from Shanghai?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Shanghai – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Yamaguchi – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Yamaguchi?
From 11:00 PM in Shanghai it is already the next day in Yamaguchi. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Yamaguchi it is still the previous day in Shanghai.
Does the time gap between Shanghai and Yamaguchi change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Shanghai nor in Yamaguchi, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
