Shanghai is -1h behind Tokyo
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FROM
Tokyo
Japan
UTC+09:00
TO
Shanghai
China
UTC+08:00
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Result
Sat, Jun 20, 2026 12:33
Tokyo: Saturday, June 20, 2026 1:33 PM GMT+9 to Shanghai: Saturday, June 20, 2026 12:33 PM GMT+8.
Shanghai is 1h behind Tokyo on this date
Every hour in Tokyo and the corresponding time in Shanghai. Green rows indicate business hours in Shanghai.
Time zones
Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo (GMT+9) and Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai (GMT+8). Neither city observes daylight saving time in this dataset.
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Use the green rows to spot normal working hours in Shanghai. For teams across more cities, open the meeting planner and compare up to five locations.
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The easiest overlap starts around 10:00 AM and runs through 5:00 PM in the source city, while the destination city is also inside normal working hours. For important calls, check the meeting date because the offset can change when either location enters or leaves daylight saving time.
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City context
Tokyo is located in Japan (Asia). It uses the Asia/Tokyo timezone with a standard offset of UTC+09:00. It does not observe Daylight Saving Time. See the full Tokyo time page for live clock and planning details.
Shanghai is located in China (Asia). It uses the Asia/Shanghai timezone with a standard offset of UTC+08:00. It does not observe Daylight Saving Time. See the full Shanghai time page for live clock and planning details.
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