Tsukuba to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 1 h behind Tsukuba. 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.
Tsukuba 19:37 7:37 PM Shanghai 18:37 6:37 PM You –:–
19:37 7:37 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 17:02
18:37 6:37 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:21
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−1 h
Shanghai is 1 h behind Tsukuba.
When you, Tsukuba 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
🇯🇵 Tsukuba
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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇵 Tsukuba | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:37 | 18:37 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Tsukuba | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 05:59 |
| Sunset | 17:02 | 17:21 |
| Daylight | 11 h 13 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 230,398 | 24,870,895 |
Compare Tsukuba with another city
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Tsukuba and Shanghai: common questions
What is the time difference between Tsukuba and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+8, while Tsukuba is on UTC+9.
What time is it in Shanghai at the start of the working day in Tsukuba?
The working day in Tsukuba starts at 9:00 AM; in Shanghai it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Shanghai when it is 6:00 PM in Tsukuba?
When it is 6:00 PM in Tsukuba, it is 5:00 PM in Shanghai.
When is a good time to call Shanghai from Tsukuba?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Tsukuba – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Shanghai – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Tsukuba is it still yesterday in Shanghai?
Before 1:00 AM in Tsukuba, the date in Shanghai has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Shanghai, it is already the next day in Tsukuba.
Does the time gap between Tsukuba and Shanghai change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Tsukuba nor in Shanghai, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
