Right now, local time in Shanghua is 03:32 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shanghua ranks #142573 worldwide by population and #3350 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 9m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Day length
- 11h 17m
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Daylight range
- 10h 45m (winter) – 13h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shanghua — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shanghua through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 22.58° S, 66.10° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Rinconada, Argentina, about 17 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 16:32 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Jujuy)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shanghua today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:13
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 17:46
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 285.0° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Shanghua — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shanghua sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 17m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Shanghua's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 40 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,022 km off. Its position on the globe is 22.58° N, 113.90° 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 | 11:32 | −16h |
| Chicago | 13:32 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 16:32 | −11h |
| London | 19:32 | −8h |
| Paris | 20:32 | −7h |
| Moscow | 22:32 | −5h |
| Dubai | 23:32 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 01:02 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:32 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 03:32 | same time |
| Tokyo | 04:32 | +1h |
| Sydney | 06:32 | +3h |
Best time to call Shanghua
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shanghua local time:
Cities sharing Shanghua's time zone
Distances from Shanghua
| Hong Kong | 40 km | SE (137°) |
| Singapore | 2,600 km | SSW (206°) |
| Tokyo | 2,884 km | NE (54°) |
| Mumbai | 4,272 km | W (273°) |
| Dubai | 5,917 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 7,101 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,415 km | SSE (147°) |
| London | 9,584 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 9,587 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,647 km | NE (43°) |
| Chicago | 12,513 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 18,022 km | W (263°) |
Cities near Shanghua
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- Gold tai1 km · 03:32
- West Gate1 km · 03:32
- Buxin1 km · 03:32
- Bao'an Centre1 km · 03:32
- Jiazhou1 km · 03:32
FAQ
What time is it in Shanghua right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shanghua (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Shanghua in?
Shanghua runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Shanghua observe daylight saving time?
Shanghua does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shanghua today?
Shanghua sees sunrise at 06:30 and sunset at 17:47 today, giving 11h 17m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shanghua tonight?
The moon phase over Shanghua tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shanghua?
The antipode of Shanghua — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 22.58° S, 66.10° W. It falls on land, near Rinconada, Argentina, about 17 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shanghua?
Shanghua lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shanghua?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shanghua, clocks run about 9 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.