Sydney to Shanghai
Converting a fixed time. Australia/Sydney → Asia/Shanghai · 7,881 km (4,894 miles) apart
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 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
| Sydney | Shanghai | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 10pm Wed | 00:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 1am | 11pm Wed | 01:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 2am | 12am | 02:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 3am | 1am | 03:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 4am | 2am | 04:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 5am | 3am | 05:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 6am | 4am | 06:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 7am | 5am | 07:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 8am | 6am | 08:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Shanghai |
| 9am | 7am | 09:00 → 07:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10am | 8am | 10:00 → 08:00 | awake, not at work |
| 11am | 9am | 11:00 → 09:00 | both at work |
| 12pm | 10am | 12:00 → 10:00 | both at work |
| 1pm | 11am | 13:00 → 11:00 | both at work |
| 2pm | 12pm | 14:00 → 12:00 | both at work |
| 3pm | 1pm | 15:00 → 13:00 | both at work |
| 4pm | 2pm | 16:00 → 14:00 | both at work |
| 5pm | 3pm | 17:00 → 15:00 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 4pm | 18:00 → 16:00 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 5pm | 19:00 → 17:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm now | 6pm | 20:00 → 18:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 7pm | 21:00 → 19:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 8pm | 22:00 → 20:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 11pm | 9pm | 23:00 → 21:00 | asleep in Sydney |
Call times
Both places are at work between 11am and 17:00 in Sydney — 9am to 2pm at the other end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Shanghai when it is 11:00 pm in Sydney?
9:00 pm in Shanghai the same day.
How many hours ahead is Shanghai of Sydney?
Shanghai is 2 hours behind Sydney. 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 Sydney and Shanghai?
Both places are at work between 11am and 17:00 in Sydney — 9am to 2pm at the other end.
When does the difference between Sydney and Shanghai change?
Sydney: Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). Shanghai does not change its clocks, so the gap shifts by an hour on that date.