Los Angeles to Shanghai
Live, right now. America/Los_Angeles → Asia/Shanghai · 10,436 km (6,481 miles) apart
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Los Angeles | Shanghai | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 3pm | 00:00 → 15:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 1am | 4pm | 01:00 → 16:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 2am | 5pm | 02:00 → 17:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 3am | 6pm | 03:00 → 18:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 4am | 7pm | 04:00 → 19:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 5am | 8pm | 05:00 → 20:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 6am | 9pm | 06:00 → 21:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 7am | 10pm | 07:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 8am | 11pm | 08:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 9am | 12am Thu | 09:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 10am | 1am Thu | 10:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 11am | 2am Thu | 11:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 12pm | 3am Thu | 12:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 1pm | 4am Thu | 13:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 2pm | 5am Thu | 14:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 3pm | 6am Thu | 15:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 4pm | 7am Thu | 16:00 → 07:00 | awake, not at work |
| 5pm | 8am Thu | 17:00 → 08:00 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm now | 9am Thu | 18:00 → 09:00 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 10am Thu | 19:00 → 10:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 11am Thu | 20:00 → 11:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 12pm Thu | 21:00 → 12:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 1pm Thu | 22:00 → 13:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 11pm | 2pm Thu | 23:00 → 14:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
Call times
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Shanghai when it is 6:07 pm in Los Angeles?
9:07 am in Shanghai the next day.
How many hours ahead is Shanghai of Los Angeles?
Shanghai is 15 hours ahead Los Angeles. That gap is not fixed: it changes when either place starts or ends daylight saving. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between Los Angeles and Shanghai?
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.
When does the difference between Los Angeles and Shanghai change?
Los Angeles: Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change). Shanghai does not change its clocks, so the gap shifts by an hour on that date.