Shanghai to Los Angeles
Converting a fixed time. Asia/Shanghai → America/Los_Angeles · 10,436 km (6,481 miles) apart
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Shanghai | Los Angeles | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 9am Wed | 00:00 → 09:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 1am | 10am Wed | 01:00 → 10:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 2am | 11am Wed | 02:00 → 11:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 3am | 12pm Wed | 03:00 → 12:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 4am | 1pm Wed | 04:00 → 13:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 5am | 2pm Wed | 05:00 → 14:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 6am | 3pm Wed | 06:00 → 15:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 7am | 4pm Wed | 07:00 → 16:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8am | 5pm Wed | 08:00 → 17:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9am now | 6pm Wed | 09:00 → 18:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10am | 7pm Wed | 10:00 → 19:00 | awake, not at work |
| 11am | 8pm Wed | 11:00 → 20:00 | awake, not at work |
| 12pm | 9pm Wed | 12:00 → 21:00 | awake, not at work |
| 1pm | 10pm Wed | 13:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 2pm | 11pm Wed | 14:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 3pm | 12am | 15:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 4pm | 1am | 16:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 5pm | 2am | 17:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 6pm | 3am | 18:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 7pm | 4am | 19:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 8pm | 5am | 20:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 9pm | 6am | 21:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 10pm | 7am | 22:00 → 07:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 11pm | 8am | 23:00 → 08:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
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 Los Angeles when it is 12:00 pm in Shanghai?
9:00 pm in Los Angeles the previous day.
How many hours ahead is Los Angeles of Shanghai?
Los Angeles is 15 hours behind Shanghai. 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 Shanghai and Los Angeles?
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.