What is the time difference between New York and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of New York today. New York is on UTC−4, Shanghai on UTC+8. The difference changes on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
New York to Shanghai: time difference and best time to meet
Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of New York right now.
When it is 9:00 AM in New York, it is 9:00 PM in Shanghai. The green band on each scale is the working day, 9 AM to 6 PM. Drag a scale until both bands sit on the red line.
Hours that work for both
The working days of New York and Shanghai do not overlap. Outside office hours, both are awake (7 AM–10 PM) 7:00 AM–10:00 AM in New York (7:00 PM–10:00 PM in Shanghai), or 7:00 PM–10:00 PM in New York (7:00 AM–10:00 AM in Shanghai).
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both at work both awake
When the difference changes
New York and Shanghai do not change their clocks on the same day, so the difference is not always 12 hours:
- from Sunday, November 1, 2026 it is 13 hours (was 12 hours)
- from Sunday, March 14, 2027 it is 12 hours (was 13 hours)
The scales above already follow these dates: drag to any day in the next two weeks and the difference shown is the one for that day.
Questions
What is the best time for a call between New York and Shanghai?
Their 9-to-6 working days do not overlap. Outside office hours, both are awake 7:00 AM–10:00 AM in New York (7:00 PM–10:00 PM in Shanghai), or 7:00 PM–10:00 PM in New York (7:00 AM–10:00 AM in Shanghai).
When it is 9:00 AM in New York, what time is it in Shanghai?
9:00 PM. And when it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, it is 9:00 PM in New York.
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