🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04 · 12 h 43 min
Sydney to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 3 h behind Sydney. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sydney 17:21 5:21 PM Shanghai 14:21 2:21 PM You –:–
17:21 5:21 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04
14:21 2:21 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
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−3 h
Shanghai is 3 h behind Sydney.
When you, Sydney and Shanghai are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇺 Sydney
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
🇨🇳 Shanghai
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Sydney | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:21 | 14:21 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Sydney | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:22 | 05:54 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 17:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 4,840,600 | 24,870,895 |
Compare Sydney with another city
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Sydney and Shanghai: common questions
What is the time difference between Sydney and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC+8, while Sydney is on UTC+11.
What time is it in Shanghai when it is 9:00 AM in Sydney?
When it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, it is 6:00 AM in Shanghai.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sydney, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 6:00 PM in Sydney, clocks in Shanghai show 3:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Sydney and Shanghai are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Sydney (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Shanghai), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Shanghai?
Until 3:00 AM in Sydney it is still the previous day in Shanghai. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Shanghai it is already the next day in Sydney.
Is the time difference between Sydney and Shanghai the same all year?
No. Only Sydney switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Shanghai will be 2 hours behind Sydney.
