IANA Name: Asia/Shanghai
Standard Offset: UTC +08:00
Daylight Saving: No
Currently Observing DST: No ❌
FAQ — Asia/Shanghai
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The current local time in Asia/Shanghai is 17:50:52. Asia/Shanghai is currently UTC+08:00. Compare with all major time zones.
Asia/Shanghai is an IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) time zone identifier. IANA names use a Region/City format (e.g. Europe/London, America/New_York) and are the global standard used by Unix, Linux, macOS, Java, Python, and most modern software. Browse the full list of IANA time zones.
No — Asia/Shanghai does not observe Daylight Saving Time. Its offset stays at CST UTC+08:00 year-round.
Asia/Shanghai is used (in whole or in part) by China. See the time zone map for a geographic view of all zones.
Use the time zone converter to translate between Asia/Shanghai and any other zone. The converter handles DST transitions automatically and accepts either IANA names or city names as inputs.