Meeting time

Best time to meet: Chennai and Shenzhen

Chennai is 2 hours 30 minutes behind Shenzhen right now. Their working days overlap for 5 hours 30 minutes: 9 AM to 2:30 PM in Chennai, which is 11:30 AM to 5 PM in Shenzhen. The easiest time to meet is 11 AM in Chennai (1:30 PM in Shenzhen).

Tue 9:26 PMChennai · India Standard TimeTue 11:56 PMShenzhen · China Standard Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Chennai time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

ChennaiShenzhen
6 AM8:30 AMBoth off
7 AM9:30 AMShenzhen at work
8 AM10:30 AMShenzhen at work
9 AM11:30 AMBoth at work
10 AM12:30 PMBoth at work
11 AM1:30 PMEasiest time
12 PM2:30 PMBoth at work
1 PM3:30 PMBoth at work
2 PM4:30 PMBoth at work
3 PM5:30 PMChennai at work
4 PM6:30 PMChennai at work
5 PM7:30 PMBoth off
6 PM8:30 PMBoth off
7 PM9:30 PMBoth off
8 PM10:30 PMBoth off
9 PM11:30 PMBoth off
10 PM12:30 AM next dayBoth off

All year

The gap between Chennai and Shenzhen does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Chennai keeps the same clock as Bangalore; Shenzhen keeps the same clock as Singapore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Shenzhen when it is 9 AM in Chennai?
11:30 AM in Shenzhen, while Chennai is 2 hours 30 minutes behind.
When is the best time for a call between Chennai and Shenzhen?
11 AM in Chennai, which is 1:30 PM in Shenzhen. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 2:30 PM Chennai time.
Does the time difference between Chennai and Shenzhen change during the year?
No. It stays 2 hours 30 minutes all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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