Vanuatu to Shanghai: time difference
Shanghai is 3 h behind Vanuatu. 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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Vanuatu 13:24 1:24 PM Shanghai 10:24 10:24 AM You –:–
13:24 1:24 PM
Vanuatu Standard Time · UTC+11
☀️ 05:23 · 🌙 17:46
10:24 10:24 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:30
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−3 h
Shanghai is 3 h behind Vanuatu.
When you, Vanuatu 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
🇻🇺 Vanuatu
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 | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 🇨🇳 Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:24 | 10:24 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Vanuatu Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Vanuatu | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Efate | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:23 | 05:54 |
| Sunset | 17:46 | 17:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 24 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 300,019 | 24,870,895 |
Compare Vanuatu with another city
More comparisons with Vanuatu: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Vanuatu and Shanghai: common questions
What is the time difference between Vanuatu and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC+8, while Vanuatu is on UTC+11.
If it is 9:00 AM in Vanuatu, what time is it in Shanghai?
At 9:00 AM in Vanuatu, clocks in Shanghai show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Shanghai at the end of the working day in Vanuatu?
The working day in Vanuatu ends at 6:00 PM; in Shanghai it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Vanuatu and Shanghai are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Vanuatu (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 Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu.
Is the time difference between Vanuatu and Shanghai the same all year?
Yes. Neither Vanuatu nor Shanghai switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
