Time Difference Between New York and Shanghai
New York is normally 13 hours behind Shanghai.
This page shows the live time difference between New York, United States and Shanghai, China. New York uses the America/New_York time zone (UTC-5 standard) and Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8 standard), so New York is normally 13 hours behind Shanghai. Because New York observes daylight saving time, the exact gap can shift by an hour during the year. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
New York
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Standard offset
- UTC-5
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
Shanghai
- Country
- China
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Standard offset
- UTC+8
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
Best time to schedule a meeting
New York and Shanghai have no overlapping working hours: when one city is in its 9 to 5, the other is outside it. To talk live, one side needs to take the call early or late, so asynchronous updates usually work better for this pair.
- Overlap
- None during standard working hours
Based on a 9:00 to 17:00 working day in each city. The window above updates live, so it already accounts for daylight saving in either city.
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Compare any other two places on the time difference hub, or open the interactive world time zone map to pin cities and compare live.
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between New York and Shanghai?
New York is normally 13 hours behind Shanghai (New York is UTC-5, Shanghai is UTC+8). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is New York ahead of or behind Shanghai?
New York is behind Shanghai by 13 hours under standard time.
Do New York and Shanghai use daylight saving time?
New York observes daylight saving time; Shanghai does not.
What is the best time to schedule a meeting between New York and Shanghai?
There is no overlap between a standard 9 to 5 working day in New York and in Shanghai, so a live call means one side joining outside normal hours.