City time difference

New York and Shanghai time difference

Compare US East Coast and mainland China business time. Pick a date to see every local hour without doing the conversion yourself.

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New York—United States · UTC offset · America/New_York

Shanghai—China · UTC offset · Asia/Shanghai

New York and Shanghai currently show the same local time.

24-hour comparison starting in New York Highlighted hours are 09:00–17:00 in both cities.

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Does this time difference change?

Yes. During the year, Shanghai can be 12 hours ahead or 13 hours ahead relative to New York. Their daylight-saving schedules do not move on exactly the same dates.

The comparison uses America/New_York and Asia/Shanghai, not fixed abbreviations.