Los Angeles ShanghaiTime Converter
Los Angeles (PDT, UTC−7) is currently 15 hours behind Shanghai (GMT+8, UTC+8). Compare live clocks, convert any hour, and find times to meet.
Quick answer
When it's in Los Angeles, it's the next day in Shanghai.
Los Angeles (PST/PDT) runs 15 hours behind Shanghai (GMT+8). A 9-to-5 workday on one side lands in the other side's evening or night, so the two cities share almost no normal working hours — edge-of-day calls are the trick.
- Time difference
- +15h 00m
- Los Angeles
- UTC−7
- Shanghai
- UTC+8
- Best call window
- Outside 9–6
Los Angeles to Shanghai conversion table
The next 12 hours in Los Angeles and the matching local time in Shanghai. The current hour is highlighted; drag the converter's slider and the table follows.
| Los Angeles · PDT | Shanghai · GMT+8 |
|---|---|
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Best time to meet between Los Angeles & Shanghai
Working hours are 9am–6pm in each city. The bright band is where they overlap — when both sides are at their desks.
Daylight saving shifts this gap by up to 1 hour
The difference between Los Angeles and Shanghai swings between 15 and 16 hours across the year as each side starts or ends daylight saving. Clocks in Los Angeles move back 1 hour to PST (UTC−8) on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Shanghai does not observe daylight saving time. This page always shows the live, DST-aware difference.
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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 Los Angeles 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
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"pair": "Los Angeles → Shanghai",
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"from": {
"name": "Los Angeles",
"type": "city",
"abbreviation": "PST",
"daylightAbbreviation": "PDT",
"iana": "America/Los_Angeles",
"standardUtcOffset": "-08:00",
"daylightUtcOffset": "-07:00",
"referenceCity": "Los Angeles"
},
"to": {
"name": "Shanghai",
"type": "city",
"abbreviation": "GMT+8",
"daylightAbbreviation": null,
"iana": "Asia/Shanghai",
"standardUtcOffset": "+08:00",
"daylightUtcOffset": null,
"referenceCity": "Shanghai"
},
"currentDifferenceMinutes": 900,
"possibleDifferencesMinutes": [
900,
960
],
"note": "Between the regions that use these zones the difference is 15 and 16 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 Los Angeles and Shanghai?
Los Angeles is currently 15 hours behind Shanghai. Los Angeles is on PDT (UTC−7) 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 Los Angeles?
Shanghai is currently 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
When it is 9:00 AM in Los Angeles, what time is it in Shanghai?
When it is 9:00 AM on a Monday in Los Angeles, it is 12:00 AM the next day in Shanghai.
Do Los Angeles and Shanghai observe daylight saving time?
Clocks in Los Angeles move back 1 hour to PST (UTC−8) on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Shanghai does not observe daylight saving time.
How do I convert Los Angeles time to Shanghai time?
Add 15 hours to any time in Los Angeles 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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