Shanghai to New York time
New York is 13 hours behind Shanghai.
Time difference between Shanghai and New York
New York is 13 hours behind Shanghai. Shanghai is on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00) and New York is on Eastern Standard Time (EST (UTC−05:00)).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 12 hours to 13 hours over the year.
Convert Shanghai time to New York time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+08:00 for Shanghai and UTC−05:00 for New York. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
New York is behind, so from midnight to 1:00 PM in Shanghai it is still the previous calendar day in New York.
| Shanghai time | New York time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 6:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 9:00 PM (previous day) |
| 12:00 PM | 12:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
Best time to call or meet: Shanghai and New York working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Shanghai and New York do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Shanghai (7:00 PM to 8:00 PM in New York), 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 Shanghai and New York
Shanghai does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
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).