Meeting time

Best time to meet: Shanghai and Phoenix

Shanghai is 15 hours ahead of Phoenix right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 8 AM in Shanghai, which is 5 PM in Phoenix — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 11:54 PMShanghai · China Standard TimeTue 8:54 AMPhoenix · Mountain 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.

ShanghaiPhoenix
6 AM3 PM day beforePhoenix at work
7 AM4 PM day beforePhoenix at work
8 AM5 PM day beforeEasiest time
9 AM6 PM day beforeShanghai at work
10 AM7 PM day beforeShanghai at work
11 AM8 PM day beforeShanghai at work
12 PM9 PM day beforeShanghai at work
1 PM10 PM day beforeShanghai at work
2 PM11 PM day beforeShanghai at work
3 PM12 AMShanghai at work
4 PM1 AMShanghai at work
5 PM2 AMBoth off
6 PM3 AMBoth off
7 PM4 AMBoth off
8 PM5 AMBoth off
9 PM6 AMBoth off
10 PM7 AMBoth off

All year

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

Shanghai keeps the same clock as Singapore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Phoenix when it is 9 AM in Shanghai?
6 PM in Phoenix, the day before, while Shanghai is 15 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Shanghai and Phoenix?
8 AM in Shanghai, which is 5 PM in Phoenix. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Shanghai and Phoenix change during the year?
No. It stays 15 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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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