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Shanghai, China (CN)
Exact Time in Shanghai
Asia/Shanghai•GMT+8•Nighttime 🌙
12:54:18
AM
Tue, Oct 13, 2026
Coordinates
31.23° N, 121.47° E
Local latitude and longitude.
Population
26,300,000
Urban metropolitan area.
Sun Times
05:55 / 17:25
Sunrise and sunset today.
Moon Phase
🌒Waxing Crescent
6% illuminated · Day 2.3
Photographer's Twilight and Golden Hour Window
Optimal outdoor light windows calculated for Shanghai coordinates
Morning Blue Hour05:15 – 05:40
Morning Golden Hour05:40 – 06:40
Evening Golden Hour16:40 – 17:40
Evening Blue Hour17:40 – 18:05
Daylight Saving Time (DST) Status
Seasonal clock changes and standardized timeline for Shanghai
No DST Observed
Continuous Standard Time:
China abolished seasonal daylight transitions in 1992 and operates strictly on UTC+08:00 year-round.
Annual Timeline (2026)
Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Jan
+08:00
Feb
+08:00
Mar
+08:00
Apr
+08:00
May
+08:00
Jun
+08:00
Jul
+08:00
Aug
+08:00
Sep
+08:00
Oct
+08:00
Nov
+08:00
Dec
+08:00
Highlighted segment with dot indicates the current month (Oct).
About Shanghai Time Zone and Standards
Shanghai is a major city in China operating under the official IANA time zone identifier Asia/Shanghai. Time Clock 24 continuously calculates local wall-clock times, UTC offsets, and seasonal standard vs daylight saving time transitions natively inside your browser.