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Time difference between New York and Shanghai
Short answer
Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of New York. Right now it is 08:35 in New York (EDT, UTC−4) and 20:35 in Shanghai (GMT+8, UTC+8).
Right now
New York · United States
08:35
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Eastern Daylight Time · EDT · UTC−4
Shanghai · China
20:35
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
China Standard Time · GMT+8 · UTC+8
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Does the difference between New York and Shanghai change during the year?
Yes. For 238 days of 2026 the difference is 12 hours, but it moves whenever New York or Shanghai enters or leaves daylight saving time. Here is the full 2026 calendar (dates in UTC):
| From | Until | Shanghai vs New York |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | March 8 | +13 h |
| March 8 | November 1 | +12 h |
| November 1 | December 31 | +13 h |
The highlighted row is the current period. Every date comes from each zone's official rules, not from a hand-typed table.
Best time to call Shanghai from New York (and vice versa)
With 12 hours between them there is no hour at which New York and Shanghai are both inside a 9:00–17:00 working day. Teams split across these two cities usually alternate the sacrifice: one week the meeting lands early (7:00–8:00) in New York and late (18:00–19:00) in the other city, the next week the other way round. The Timezone Matcher grid shades exactly those compromise hours.
New York to Shanghai conversion table
Each New York hour and its equivalent in Shanghai today. Rows shaded green are working hours (9:00–17:00) in both cities at once.
| New York time · Tue, Sep 15 | Shanghai time |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 12:00 |
| 01:00 | 13:00 |
| 02:00 | 14:00 |
| 03:00 | 15:00 |
| 04:00 | 16:00 |
| 05:00 | 17:00 |
| 06:00 | 18:00 |
| 07:00 | 19:00 |
| 08:00 | 20:00 |
| 09:00 | 21:00 |
| 10:00 | 22:00 |
| 11:00 | 23:00 |
| 12:00 | 00:00next day |
| 13:00 | 01:00next day |
| 14:00 | 02:00next day |
| 15:00 | 03:00next day |
| 16:00 | 04:00next day |
| 17:00 | 05:00next day |
| 18:00 | 06:00next day |
| 19:00 | 07:00next day |
| 20:00 | 08:00next day |
| 21:00 | 09:00next day |
| 22:00 | 10:00next day |
| 23:00 | 11:00next day |
Looking for it the other way round? This page covers both directions: Shanghai to New York is the same difference with the sign flipped.
The two time zones
New York — America/New_York
New York keeps Eastern Time (ET): UTC−5 in winter (EST) and UTC−4 in summer (EDT), the reference zone for US finance, media and the whole East Coast from Boston to Miami.
Shanghai — Asia/Shanghai
Shanghai — and all of China, from Beijing to Kashgar — uses a single zone, China Standard Time (UTC+8), with no daylight saving.
Frequently asked questions
How many hours difference between New York and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of New York. For most of the year (238 days) the difference is 12 hours; it shifts during the weeks when one of the two cities enters or leaves daylight saving time.
When it is 12:00 noon in New York, what time is it in Shanghai?
00:00 in Shanghai the next day (at today's difference of 12 hours).
What is the best time for a meeting between New York and Shanghai?
There is no overlap between the 9:00–17:00 working days of New York and Shanghai. Teams usually alternate: an early-morning slot in New York lands in the late evening of the other city.
Do New York and Shanghai observe daylight saving time?
New York: yes. Shanghai: no. Because only one of them changes its clocks, the difference moves by one hour twice a year.
What time zone is New York in? And Shanghai?
New York: Eastern Daylight Time (America/New_York, UTC−4). Shanghai: China Standard Time (Asia/Shanghai, UTC+8).
Tools
Meeting grid — add both cities and click a slot
Time zone converter — any city, any time
Working hours overlap calculator
Daylight saving time 2027 — all dates
More time differences from New York
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