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Time difference
Tokyo and Shanghai

Live clocks (JST ↔ CST), the current gap, month-by-month offset changes (steady this year), and a full 24-hour map from Tokyo to Shanghai.

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Live gap

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

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Year-round chart

Neither city shifts clocks seasonally—the gap stays steady through 2026.

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Hour-by-hour

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

Time difference workspace

How Tokyo and Shanghai line up today.

2 cities · live offsetSteady gap
City pair

Tokyo Shanghai

Shanghai is 1h behind Tokyo at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Tokyo
Asia/Tokyo
ZoneJST
Offset nowUTC+9
Hour gap
−1h

ShanghaiTokyo

Shanghai
Asia/Shanghai
ZoneCST
Offset nowUTC+8
About this pairUseful when planning calls or docs

Time difference between Tokyo and Shanghai: Shanghai is currently 1 hour behind Tokyo.

This difference stays steady year-round because neither city observes Daylight Saving Time. 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/Tokyo · Asia/Shanghai
Tokyo
Asia/Tokyo
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+9
AbbreviationJST
No DST
Shanghai
Asia/Shanghai
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+8
AbbreviationCST
No DST
Relationship

Shanghai is 1h behind Tokyo.

Neither city shifts clocks seasonally—expect this relationship to stay fixed unless rules change at the governmental level.

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

Offset changes by month

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

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Shanghai vs Tokyo)
January-1h
February-1h
March-1h
April-1h
May-1h
June-1h
July-1h
August-1h
September-1h
October-1h
November-1h
December-1h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

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

TokyoShanghai

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

Tokyo with part-of-day icon
Shanghai arrow and converted time
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Uses your browser's IANA zone data — choose another date in the converter for historical or future days.
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Related pages

More time-difference routes, pairwise best times, triple-city overlaps, and conversions tied to Tokyo, Shanghai, or this corridor.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Currently, Shanghai is 1h behind Tokyo. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.