Tokyo to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 1 h behind Tokyo. 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.
Tokyo 15:21 3:21 PM Shanghai 14:21 2:21 PM You –:–
15:21 3:21 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:14
14:21 2:21 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
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−1 h
Shanghai is 1 h behind Tokyo.
When you, Tokyo 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
🇯🇵 Tokyo
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
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 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇵 Tokyo | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:21 | 14:21 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Tokyo | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 05:54 |
| Sunset | 17:14 | 17:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 13,613,660 | 24,870,895 |
Compare Tokyo with another city
More comparisons with Tokyo: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Big time differences
Tokyo and Shanghai: common questions
What is the time difference between Tokyo and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+8, while Tokyo is on UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Tokyo, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 9:00 AM in Tokyo, clocks in Shanghai show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Shanghai when it is 6:00 PM in Tokyo?
When it is 6:00 PM in Tokyo, it is 5:00 PM in Shanghai.
When is a good time to call Shanghai from Tokyo?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Tokyo – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Shanghai?
Until 1:00 AM in Tokyo it is still the previous day in Shanghai. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Shanghai it is already the next day in Tokyo.
Does the time gap between Tokyo and Shanghai change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Tokyo nor in Shanghai, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
