New York to Shanghai time
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of New York.
Time difference between New York and Shanghai
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of New York. New York is on Eastern Standard Time (EST (UTC−05:00)) and Shanghai is on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 12 hours to 13 hours over the year.
Convert New York time to Shanghai time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC−05:00 for New York and UTC+08:00 for Shanghai. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Shanghai is ahead, so from 11:00 AM to midnight in New York it is already the next calendar day in Shanghai.
| New York time | Shanghai time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 10:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 10:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: New York and Shanghai working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in New York and Shanghai do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM in New York (8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Shanghai), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in New York and Shanghai
New York observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Mar 14, 2027 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC−05:00 to UTC−04:00).
Shanghai does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.