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City vs City Time Comparison

Time difference between Shanghai and London

Compare current local times, time zone differences, UTC offsets, and 24-hour working hours overlap between Shanghai and London.

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Shanghai

Asia/Shanghai

5:54:37 PM

August 31, 2026

UTC Offset: UTC+08:00Abbr: GMT+8
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London

Europe/London

10:54:37 AM

August 31, 2026

UTC Offset: UTC+01:00Abbr: GMT+1

Time Difference Summary

London is 7 hours behind Shanghai.

When it is 12:00 PM (Noon) in Shanghai, it is 05:00 AM in London. There is 1 overlapping business hour (9 AM – 5 PM) between both locations each day.

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24-Hour Overlap Matrix

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Work Overlap Both Awake Off-Hours
Shanghai TimeLondon TimeOverlap Status
12:00 AM05:00 PMOff-Hours / Night
01:00 AM06:00 PMOff-Hours / Night
02:00 AM07:00 PMOff-Hours / Night
03:00 AM08:00 PMOff-Hours / Night
04:00 AM09:00 PMOff-Hours / Night
05:00 AM10:00 PMOff-Hours / Night
06:00 AM11:00 PMOff-Hours / Night
07:00 AM12:00 AMOff-Hours / Night
08:00 AM01:00 AMOff-Hours / Night
09:00 AM02:00 AMOff-Hours / Night
10:00 AM03:00 AMOff-Hours / Night
11:00 AM04:00 AMOff-Hours / Night
12:00 PM05:00 AMOff-Hours / Night
01:00 PM06:00 AMOff-Hours / Night
02:00 PM07:00 AM🟡 Both Awake
03:00 PM08:00 AM🟡 Both Awake
04:00 PM09:00 AM🟢 Work Overlap
05:00 PM10:00 AM🟡 Both Awake
06:00 PM11:00 AM🟡 Both Awake
07:00 PM12:00 PM🟡 Both Awake
08:00 PM01:00 PM🟡 Both Awake
09:00 PM02:00 PM🟡 Both Awake
10:00 PM03:00 PMOff-Hours / Night
11:00 PM04:00 PMOff-Hours / Night

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