Port-au-Prince ShanghaiTime Converter
Port-au-Prince (EDT, UTC−4) is currently 12 hours behind Shanghai (GMT+8, UTC+8). Compare live clocks, convert any hour, and find times to meet.
Quick answer
When it's in Port-au-Prince, it's the same day in Shanghai.
Port-au-Prince (EDT) runs 12 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
- +12h 00m
- Port-au-Prince
- UTC−4
- Shanghai
- UTC+8
- Best call window
- Outside 9–6
Port-au-Prince to Shanghai conversion table
The next 12 hours in Port-au-Prince and the matching local time in Shanghai. The current hour is highlighted; drag the converter's slider and the table follows.
| Port-au-Prince · EDT | Shanghai · GMT+8 |
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Best time to meet between Port-au-Prince & 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 Port-au-Prince and Shanghai swings between 12 and 13 hours across the year as each side starts or ends daylight saving. Clocks in Port-au-Prince move back 1 hour to UTC−5 (UTC−5) 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 Port-au-Prince 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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}
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Port-au-Prince and Shanghai?
Port-au-Prince is currently 12 hours behind Shanghai. Port-au-Prince is on EDT (UTC−4) 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 Port-au-Prince?
Shanghai is currently 12 hours ahead of Port-au-Prince.
When it is 9:00 AM in Port-au-Prince, what time is it in Shanghai?
When it is 9:00 AM on a Monday in Port-au-Prince, it is 9:00 PM in Shanghai.
Do Port-au-Prince and Shanghai observe daylight saving time?
Clocks in Port-au-Prince move back 1 hour to UTC−5 (UTC−5) on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Shanghai does not observe daylight saving time.
How do I convert Port-au-Prince time to Shanghai time?
Add 12 hours to any time in Port-au-Prince 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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