Time difference: Shanghai and Sydney

Convert Shanghai to Sydney, with daylight saving time handled for you.

Now in Shanghai

10:04 AM

Shanghai time zone

Now in Sydney

1:04 PM

Sydney time zone

Results

10:04 AM Shanghai in Sydney

1:04 PM

Sydney · right now Sydney is 3 hours ahead of Shanghai

Times follow Shanghai for Shanghai and Sydney for Sydney, using the IANA time zone database.

Shanghai to Sydney time difference

Sydney is 3 hours ahead of Shanghai for most of 2026, and 2 hours ahead of Shanghai for about 182 days, because daylight saving time changes on different dates.

Shanghai does not use daylight saving time. In 2026, Sydney switches back to standard time on April 5 and to daylight saving time on October 4.

Shanghai to Sydney conversion table

Every hour on 2026-10-21. Highlighted rows fall inside 9 AM–5 PM in both zones.

ShanghaiSydney
12:00 AM3:00 AM
1:00 AM4:00 AM
2:00 AM5:00 AM
3:00 AM6:00 AM
4:00 AM7:00 AM
5:00 AM8:00 AM
6:00 AM9:00 AM
7:00 AM10:00 AM
8:00 AM11:00 AM
9:00 AM12:00 PM
10:00 AM1:00 PM
11:00 AM2:00 PM
12:00 PM3:00 PM
1:00 PM4:00 PM
2:00 PM5:00 PM
3:00 PM6:00 PM
4:00 PM7:00 PM
5:00 PM8:00 PM
6:00 PM9:00 PM
7:00 PM10:00 PM
8:00 PM11:00 PM
9:00 PM12:00 AM · next day
10:00 PM1:00 AM · next day
11:00 PM2:00 AM · next day

Working hours overlap

On 2026-10-21, a 9 AM–5 PM workday in Shanghai and in Sydney overlap for about 5 hours, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Shanghai (12:00 PM to 5:00 PM Sydney).

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How to use

Follow these steps to get a result

  1. Pick a date and a time in Shanghai.

  2. Read the matching Sydney time, including whether it falls on the next or previous day.

  3. Scan the 24-hour table to see every hour at once, with shared working hours highlighted.

Features

What this tool includes

  • Live clocks for both time zones

  • Daylight saving time handled automatically

  • 24-hour conversion table

  • Working-hours overlap

FAQ

Common questions about this tool

Sydney is 3 hours ahead of Shanghai for most of 2026, and 2 hours ahead of Shanghai for about 182 days, because daylight saving time changes on different dates.

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Time zone rules come from the IANA time zone database; daylight saving changes are applied automatically. Methodology · Data sources