Meeting time

Best time to meet: Shenzhen and Abu Dhabi

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

Tue 11:57 PMShenzhen · China Standard TimeTue 7:57 PMAbu Dhabi · Gulf Standard Time

Hour by hour

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

ShenzhenAbu Dhabi
6 AM2 AMBoth off
7 AM3 AMBoth off
8 AM4 AMBoth off
9 AM5 AMShenzhen at work
10 AM6 AMShenzhen at work
11 AM7 AMShenzhen at work
12 PM8 AMShenzhen 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 Shenzhen and Abu Dhabi does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Shenzhen 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 Shenzhen?
5 AM in Abu Dhabi, while Shenzhen is 4 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Shenzhen and Abu Dhabi?
2 PM in Shenzhen, which is 10 AM in Abu Dhabi. Both cities are at work from 1 PM to 5 PM Shenzhen time.
Does the time difference between Shenzhen 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.

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