Los Angeles to Shanghai
Shanghai is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles
United States
Difference
Shanghai
China
Hour-by-hour conversion
Every hour of the day in Los Angeles with its equivalent in Shanghai. Green rows fall inside business hours for both.
About the Los Angeles-Shanghai gap
Los Angeles sits in the America/Los_Angeles time zone (PDT), while Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8). That puts Shanghai 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles right now.
These two cities do not handle daylight saving the same way, one adjusts its clocks seasonally and the other does not. The difference between them therefore moves by an hour twice a year, which is a common cause of missed meetings. The clocks above always show the live position rather than an assumed offset.
Standard working hours in these two cities do not overlap at all, so any live meeting requires someone to move outside 09:00-17:00. The table above marks the hours when both parties are at least likely to be awake.
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See also current time in Los Angeles and current time in Shanghai.
Los Angeles and Shanghai, questions
- What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Shanghai?
- Shanghai is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Los Angeles is currently on PDT and Shanghai on UTC+8.
- What is the best time to call Shanghai from Los Angeles?
- There is no overlap between standard 09:00-17:00 working hours in these two cities. The most workable compromise is usually early morning in Los Angeles or late evening, see the hour-by-hour table above for the times when both parties are at least awake.
- Is the difference between Los Angeles and Shanghai always the same?
- No. One of these cities observes daylight saving time and the other does not, so the gap changes by an hour at each transition. Always check the live clocks rather than relying on a remembered offset.