Current time in Shanghai, China
China Standard Time
UTC+08:00- Time zone
- China Standard Time · Asia/Shanghai
- UTC offset now
- UTC+08:00
- Abbreviation
- CST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+8 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- China · 31.22° N, 121.46° E
- Population
- 24,874,500
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Shanghai at about 11:54 standard time: the clock runs about 6 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:38 and 12:08 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 05:58 | 18:05 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 04:50 | 19:01 | 14h 11m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:42 | 17:50 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 06:49 | 16:56 | 10h 07m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:46–17:42 (11 h 56 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.