New York to Shanghai
Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of New York.
New York
United States
Difference
Shanghai
China
Hour-by-hour conversion
Every hour of the day in New York with its equivalent in Shanghai. Green rows fall inside business hours for both.
About the New York-Shanghai gap
New York sits in the America/New_York time zone (EDT), while Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8). That puts Shanghai 12 hours ahead of New York 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 New York and current time in Shanghai.
New York and Shanghai, questions
- What is the time difference between New York and Shanghai?
- Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of New York. New York is currently on EDT and Shanghai on UTC+8.
- What is the best time to call Shanghai from New York?
- 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 New York or late evening, see the hour-by-hour table above for the times when both parties are at least awake.
- Is the difference between New York 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.