Meeting time

Best time to meet: Shanghai and Auckland

Shanghai is 5 hours behind Auckland right now. Their working days overlap for 3 hours: 9 AM to 12 PM in Shanghai, which is 2 PM to 5 PM in Auckland. The easiest time to meet is 10 AM in Shanghai (3 PM in Auckland).

Tue 11:58 PMShanghai · China Standard TimeWed 4:58 AMAuckland · New Zealand Daylight 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.

ShanghaiAuckland
6 AM11 AMAuckland at work
7 AM12 PMAuckland at work
8 AM1 PMAuckland at work
9 AM2 PMBoth at work
10 AM3 PMEasiest time
11 AM4 PMBoth at work
12 PM5 PMShanghai at work
1 PM6 PMShanghai at work
2 PM7 PMShanghai at work
3 PM8 PMShanghai at work
4 PM9 PMShanghai at work
5 PM10 PMBoth off
6 PM11 PMBoth off
7 PM12 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM1 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM2 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM3 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesShanghai isBoth at work (Shanghai time)Easiest (Shanghai / Auckland)
Now to April 4, 20275 hours behind9 AM–12 PM (3 hours)10 AM / 3 PM
April 4, 2027 to September 26, 2027
clocks in Auckland go back		4 hours behind9 AM–1 PM (4 hours)10 AM / 2 PM
September 26, 2027 onward
clocks in Auckland go forward		5 hours behind9 AM–12 PM (3 hours)10 AM / 3 PM

Shanghai keeps the same clock as Singapore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Auckland when it is 9 AM in Shanghai?
2 PM in Auckland, while Shanghai is 5 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Shanghai and Auckland?
10 AM in Shanghai, which is 3 PM in Auckland. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 12 PM Shanghai time.
Does the time difference between Shanghai and Auckland change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

More cities

New York and ShanghaiNo shared working hours · fairest at 6 PM New York timeLondon and ShanghaiNo shared working hours · fairest at 8:30 AM London timeSan Francisco and ShanghaiNo shared working hours · fairest at 4:30 PM San Francisco timeLos Angeles and ShanghaiNo shared working hours · fairest at 4:30 PM Los Angeles timeBangalore and Shanghai5 hours 30 minutes of shared working day · meet at 11 AM Bangalore timeSydney and Shanghai5 hours of shared working day · meet at 1:30 PM Sydney timeTokyo and Shanghai7 hours of shared working day · meet at 11 AM Tokyo timeBerlin and Shanghai1 hour of shared working day · meet at 9 AM Berlin timeParis and Shanghai1 hour of shared working day · meet at 9 AM Paris timeToronto and ShanghaiNo shared working hours · fairest at 6 PM Toronto timeChicago and ShanghaiNo shared working hours · fairest at 5:30 PM Chicago timeDubai and Shanghai4 hours of shared working day · meet at 10 AM Dubai time

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