Meeting time

Best time to meet: Shanghai and Manchester

Shanghai is 8 hours ahead of Manchester right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 4:30 PM in Shanghai, which is 8:30 AM in Manchester — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 11:57 PMShanghai · China Standard TimeTue 3:57 PMManchester · Greenwich Mean 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.

ShanghaiManchester
6 AM10 PM day beforeBoth off
7 AM11 PM day beforeBoth off
8 AM12 AMBoth off
9 AM1 AMShanghai at work
10 AM2 AMShanghai at work
11 AM3 AMShanghai at work
12 PM4 AMShanghai at work
1 PM5 AMShanghai at work
2 PM6 AMShanghai at work
3 PM7 AMShanghai at work
4 PM8 AMShanghai at work
5 PM9 AMManchester at work
6 PM10 AMManchester at work
7 PM11 AMManchester at work
8 PM12 PMManchester at work
9 PM1 PMManchester at work
10 PM2 PMManchester at work

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 / Manchester)
Now to March 28, 20278 hours aheadNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Manchester go forward		7 hours ahead4 PM–5 PM (1 hour)4 PM / 9 AM
October 31, 2027 onward
clocks in Manchester go back		8 hours aheadNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM

Shanghai keeps the same clock as Singapore; Manchester keeps the same clock as London.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Manchester when it is 9 AM in Shanghai?
1 AM in Manchester, while Shanghai is 8 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Shanghai and Manchester?
4:30 PM in Shanghai, which is 8:30 AM in Manchester. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Shanghai and Manchester 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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