Meeting time
Best time to meet: Shanghai and Tel Aviv
Shanghai is 6 hours ahead of Tel Aviv right now. Their working days overlap for 2 hours: 3 PM to 5 PM in Shanghai, which is 9 AM to 11 AM in Tel Aviv. The easiest time to meet is 4 PM in Shanghai (10 AM in Tel Aviv).
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.
| Shanghai | Tel Aviv | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 12 AM | Both off |
| 7 AM | 1 AM | Both off |
| 8 AM | 2 AM | Both off |
| 9 AM | 3 AM | Shanghai at work |
| 10 AM | 4 AM | Shanghai at work |
| 11 AM | 5 AM | Shanghai at work |
| 12 PM | 6 AM | Shanghai at work |
| 1 PM | 7 AM | Shanghai at work |
| 2 PM | 8 AM | Shanghai at work |
| 3 PM | 9 AM | Both at work |
| 4 PM | 10 AM | Easiest time |
| 5 PM | 11 AM | Tel Aviv at work |
| 6 PM | 12 PM | Tel Aviv at work |
| 7 PM | 1 PM | Tel Aviv at work |
| 8 PM | 2 PM | Tel Aviv at work |
| 9 PM | 3 PM | Tel Aviv at work |
| 10 PM | 4 PM | Tel Aviv at work |
When the clocks change
The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:
| Dates | Shanghai is | Both at work (Shanghai time) | Easiest (Shanghai / Tel Aviv) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to March 26, 2027 | 6 hours ahead | 3 PM–5 PM (2 hours) | 4 PM / 10 AM |
| March 26, 2027 to October 31, 2027 clocks in Tel Aviv go forward | 5 hours ahead | 2 PM–5 PM (3 hours) | 3 PM / 10 AM |
| October 31, 2027 onward clocks in Tel Aviv go back | 6 hours ahead | 3 PM–5 PM (2 hours) | 4 PM / 10 AM |
Shanghai keeps the same clock as Singapore.
Which days work
Tel Aviv works Sunday to Thursday and Shanghai works Monday to Friday, so the days both are at work are Monday to Thursday. A Friday call lands on Tel Aviv's weekend, and a Sunday one on Shanghai's.
Questions people ask
3 AM in Tel Aviv, while Shanghai is 6 hours ahead.
4 PM in Shanghai, which is 10 AM in Tel Aviv. Both cities are at work from 3 PM to 5 PM Shanghai time.
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.
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