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Shanghai does not change its clocks
No clock change
Shanghai
- UTC offset now
- 8 hours
- Current local time
- 10:01
- Time zone name
- CST
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 12 hours ahead
Shanghai does not change its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Saturday, September 14, 1991. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- Where this time zone is used
- China
- Local calendar date
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Saturday, September 14, 1991 at 17:00 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Shanghai with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: September 14, 1991
- Shanghai moved from UTC+09:00 to UTC+08:00. The recorded change was at 17:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: April 13, 1991
- Shanghai moved from UTC+08:00 to UTC+09:00. The recorded change was at 18:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: September 15, 1990
- Shanghai moved from UTC+09:00 to UTC+08:00. The recorded change was at 17:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: April 14, 1990
- Shanghai moved from UTC+08:00 to UTC+09:00. The recorded change was at 18:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: September 16, 1989
- Shanghai moved from UTC+09:00 to UTC+08:00. The recorded change was at 17:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: April 15, 1989
- Shanghai moved from UTC+08:00 to UTC+09:00. The recorded change was at 18:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Shanghai, it is 8:00 PM on January 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Shanghai is 13 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Shanghai, it is 9:00 PM on April 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Shanghai is 12 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Shanghai, it is 9:00 PM on July 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Shanghai is 12 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Shanghai, it is 9:00 PM on October 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Shanghai is 12 hours ahead on this date.