China Time
China Standard Time (CST)
IANA: Asia/Shanghai · UTC+8
China does not use daylight saving time. The offset stays UTC+8 all year.
Sunrise 05:47 · Sunset 17:39
Daylight 11h 52m · Solar noon 11:43
| City | Local time | Difference from China |
|---|---|---|
| New York | Thu | 12 hours behind |
| Los Angeles | Thu | 15 hours behind |
| London | Thu | 7 hours behind |
| Paris | Thu | 6 hours behind |
| Dubai | Thu | 4 hours behind |
| Mumbai | Thu | 2.5 hours behind |
| Singapore | Fri | same time |
| Tokyo | Fri | 1 hour ahead |
| Sydney | Fri | 2 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg | Thu | 6 hours behind |
| São Paulo | Thu | 11 hours behind |
| Chicago | Thu | 13 hours behind |
Clocks in China run on China Time (CST, UTC+8); software knows the zone as Asia/Shanghai.
China spans 2 time zones, from UTC+6 to UTC+8. The clock above shows the time in the capital.
No. China keeps UTC+8 all year, so its time difference with places that do change their clocks shifts by an hour twice a year.
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