Meeting time

Best time to meet: Shanghai and Abu Dhabi

Shanghai is 4 hours ahead of Abu Dhabi right now. Their working days overlap for 4 hours: 1 PM to 5 PM in Shanghai, which is 9 AM to 1 PM in Abu Dhabi. The easiest time to meet is 2 PM in Shanghai (10 AM in Abu Dhabi).

Tue 11:57 PMShanghai · China Standard TimeTue 7:57 PMAbu Dhabi · Gulf Standard Time
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Hour by hour

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

ShanghaiAbu Dhabi
6 AM2 AMBoth off
7 AM3 AMBoth off
8 AM4 AMBoth off
9 AM5 AMShanghai at work
10 AM6 AMShanghai at work
11 AM7 AMShanghai at work
12 PM8 AMShanghai at work
1 PM9 AMBoth at work
2 PM10 AMEasiest time
3 PM11 AMBoth at work
4 PM12 PMBoth at work
5 PM1 PMAbu Dhabi at work
6 PM2 PMAbu Dhabi at work
7 PM3 PMAbu Dhabi at work
8 PM4 PMAbu Dhabi at work
9 PM5 PMBoth off
10 PM6 PMBoth off

All year

The gap between Shanghai and Abu Dhabi does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Shanghai keeps the same clock as Singapore; Abu Dhabi keeps the same clock as Dubai.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Abu Dhabi when it is 9 AM in Shanghai?
5 AM in Abu Dhabi, while Shanghai is 4 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Shanghai and Abu Dhabi?
2 PM in Shanghai, which is 10 AM in Abu Dhabi. Both cities are at work from 1 PM to 5 PM Shanghai time.
Does the time difference between Shanghai and Abu Dhabi change during the year?
No. It stays 4 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

More cities

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