Right now, local time in Shanghai is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shanghai ranks #1 worldwide by population — the largest city in China.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 21m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Day length
- 11h 04m
- Solar noon
- 11:39
- Daylight range
- 10h 07m (winter) – 14h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shanghai — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shanghai through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.22° S, 58.54° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is General Campos, Argentina, about 36 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shanghai today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:45
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Dhuhr
- 11:39
- Asr
- 14:46
- Maghrib
- 17:09
- Isha
- 18:26
- Qibla direction
- 284.7° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Shanghai — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shanghai sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 04m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in China, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Shanghai's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,225 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,564 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.22° N, 121.46° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:34 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −11h |
| London | 20:34 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +3h |
Best time to call Shanghai
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shanghai local time:
Cities sharing Shanghai's time zone
Distances from Shanghai
| Hong Kong | 1,225 km | SW (218°) |
| Tokyo | 1,760 km | ENE (69°) |
| Singapore | 3,804 km | SSW (213°) |
| Mumbai | 5,035 km | W (266°) |
| Dubai | 6,420 km | WNW (282°) |
| Moscow | 6,817 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 7,881 km | SSE (154°) |
| London | 9,197 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 9,262 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,436 km | NE (46°) |
| Chicago | 11,358 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 18,564 km | WNW (303°) |
Cities near Shanghai
FAQ
What time is it in Shanghai right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shanghai (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Shanghai in?
Shanghai runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Shanghai observe daylight saving time?
Shanghai does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shanghai today?
Shanghai sees sunrise at 06:07 and sunset at 17:11 today, giving 11h 04m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shanghai tonight?
The moon phase over Shanghai tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shanghai?
The antipode of Shanghai — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.22° S, 58.54° W. It falls on land, near General Campos, Argentina, about 36 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shanghai?
Shanghai lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shanghai?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shanghai, clocks run about 21 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.