Adelaide ShanghaiTime Converter

Adelaide (ACST, UTC+9:30) is currently 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of Shanghai (GMT+8, UTC+8). Compare live clocks, convert any hour, and find times to meet.

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Quick answer

When it's in Adelaide, it's the same day in Shanghai.

Adelaide (ACST/ACDT) runs 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of Shanghai (GMT+8). Both sides keep standard office hours with a real 9–6 overlap — the highlighted window below works for everyone.

Time difference
−1h 30m
Adelaide
UTC+9:30
Shanghai
UTC+8
Best call window
11:00 AM ACST
Hour by hour

Adelaide to Shanghai conversion table

The next 12 hours in Adelaide and the matching local time in Shanghai. The current hour is highlighted; drag the converter's slider and the table follows.

Hourly conversion from Adelaide to Shanghai
Adelaide · ACST Shanghai · GMT+8 Shanghai status
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Mon, Jun 22
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Tue, Jun 23
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Meeting planner

Best time to meet between Adelaide & Shanghai

Working hours are 9am–6pm in each city. The bright band is where they overlap — when both sides are at their desks.

Adelaide ACST
Shanghai GMT+8
Both in business hours Business hours (9–18) Morning / evening Night Now
Best time for a call or meeting: between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Adelaide, which is 9:30 AM–4:30 PM in Shanghai — both sides are inside normal business hours (9:00 AM – 6:00 PM).
Good to know

Daylight saving shifts this gap by up to 1 hour

The difference between Adelaide and Shanghai swings between 2.5 and 1.5 hours across the year as each side starts or ends daylight saving. Clocks in Adelaide move forward 1 hour to ACDT (UTC+10:30) on Sunday, October 4, 2026. Shanghai does not observe daylight saving time. This page always shows the live, DST-aware difference.

Built for humans and machines

One source of truth — for you and your AI

This page exposes the same answer as structured data, so when you ask an assistant "what's 9am Adelaide time in Shanghai?", it can cite the exact, DST-aware result — not a stale blog post.

  • Schema.org JSON-LD on every converter page
  • A machine-readable facts island with IANA zones and every possible offset
  • Live times in <time datetime> elements with explicit UTC offsets
JSON #timezone-pair-data · embedded in this page
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    "iana": "Australia/Adelaide",
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    "daylightUtcOffset": "+10:30",
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    "abbreviation": "GMT+8",
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    "standardUtcOffset": "+08:00",
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  },
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  "possibleDifferencesMinutes": [
    -150,
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  "note": "Between the regions that use these zones the difference is 2.5 and 1.5 hours across the year, depending on daylight saving on each side. The clocks on this page show the named zones themselves, which are fixed."
}

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between Adelaide and Shanghai?

Adelaide is currently 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of Shanghai. Adelaide is on ACST (UTC+9:30) and Shanghai is on GMT+8 (UTC+8). The difference can change when either side starts or ends daylight saving time.

Is Shanghai ahead of or behind Adelaide?

Shanghai is currently 1 hour 30 minutes behind Adelaide.

When it is 9:00 AM in Adelaide, what time is it in Shanghai?

When it is 9:00 AM on a Monday in Adelaide, it is 7:30 AM in Shanghai.

Do Adelaide and Shanghai observe daylight saving time?

Clocks in Adelaide move forward 1 hour to ACDT (UTC+10:30) on Sunday, October 4, 2026. Shanghai does not observe daylight saving time.

How do I convert Adelaide time to Shanghai time?

Subtract 1 hour 30 minutes from any time in Adelaide to get the time in Shanghai. This page's converter and 24-hour table do it automatically and stay correct through daylight-saving changes.

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