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Time difference
Shanghai and Sydney

Live clocks (CST ↔ AEST), the current gap, month-by-month offset changes, and a full 24-hour map from Shanghai to Sydney.

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Live gap

See the current offset between Shanghai and Sydney, with IANA-backed clocks updating every second.

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Year-round chart

DST can shift the gap by an hour twice a year—the 2026 month table shows every change.

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Hour-by-hour

Scroll the 24-hour table to map any civil hour in Shanghai into Sydney with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Shanghai and Sydney line up today.

2 cities · live offsetGap shifts yearly
City pair

Shanghai Sydney

Sydney is 2h ahead of Shanghai at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Shanghai
Asia/Shanghai
ZoneCST
Offset nowUTC+8
Hour gap
+2h

SydneyShanghai

Sydney
Australia/Sydney
ZoneAEST / AEDT
Offset nowUTC+10
About this pairUseful when planning calls or docs

Time difference between Shanghai and Sydney: Sydney is currently 3 hours ahead of Shanghai.

This difference is not constant: in winter Shanghai is 3 hours behind Sydney, while in summer (when one or both observe DST) the gap shifts to 2 hours behind. The monthly table below shows the exact offset gap month by month. For practical scheduling, jump to the best-time-to-meet page or the 24-hour conversion table below.

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Live clocks workspace

Clocks side by side.

Updates every second
Right nowAsia/Shanghai · Australia/Sydney
Shanghai
Asia/Shanghai
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+8
AbbreviationCST
No DST
Sydney
Australia/Sydney
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+10
AbbreviationAEST / AEDT
Observes DST
Relationship

Sydney is 2h ahead of Shanghai.

DST rules can widen or shrink this gap for a few weeks each spring and autumn—the month table below shows how many hours Sydney sits ahead of or behind Shanghai through the calendar year.

Next stepsPlan overlap or convert zones
Best time to meet →CST → AEST →Overlap Finder →
Year-round

Offset changes by month

Sampled mid-month for 2026. Compares Sydney versus Shanghai; a value of +3h means Sydney is three hours ahead of Shanghai.

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Sydney vs Shanghai)
January+3h
February+3h
March+3h
April+2h
May+2h
June+2h
July+2h
August+2h
September+2h
October+3h
November+3h
December+3h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

Every civil hour in Shanghai mapped into Sydney; day-shift cues follow active DST for both zones today.

ShanghaiSydney

Hourly wall-clock map for today — midnight crossings show as day shifts.

Shanghai with part-of-day icon
Sydney arrow and converted time
Day
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  • 06:00
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    09:00
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  • 08:00
    10:00
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  • 20:00
    22:00
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  • 21:00
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  • 22:00
    00:00
    Next day
  • 23:00
    01:00
    Next day
Uses your browser's IANA zone data — choose another date in the converter for historical or future days.
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Related pages

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Offsets between Shanghai and Sydney, DST shifts, scheduling, and how we source timezone data—plus how to share this page.

Currently, Sydney is 2h ahead of Shanghai. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.