What time is it in Shanghai, Sichuan, China
Find the present-moment local time in Shanghai, Sichuan, China, which uses Asia/Shanghai (+8).
Shanghai, China
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC+8 · Asia/Shanghai
Local time in Shanghai
UTC+8 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Shanghai.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:22 AM Solar noon 12:59 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 11 h 14 min Night 12 h 46 min Civil twilight 6:58 AM – 7:00 PM
Weather in Shanghai right now
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Shanghai and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 200000
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Sichuan
- Chengdu 20 937 757
- Bazhong 2 712 894
- Nanchong 1 858 875
- Dazhou 1 589 435
- Mianyang 1 550 000
- Zigong 1 262 064
Other places named Shanghai
- Shanghai Shanghai, China
- Shanghai West Virginia, United States
- Shanghai Yunnan, China
- Shanghai Yunnan, China
- Shanghai Yunnan, China
Same time zone — Asia/Shanghai
Nearby places
- Chenjia Zhaizi — 2.6 km
- Tangliwan — 2.9 km
- Zengjia Wuji — 3.2 km
- Akou — 5.9 km
- Huani — 7.5 km
- Maidi — 7.5 km
Shanghai: clock, sun and surroundings
1 codes make up the postal map of Shanghai.
The name of the time zone in Shanghai is Asia/Shanghai, and it runs UTC+8. Daylight saving time: No.
The horizon brightens over Shanghai at 7:22 AM, and the sun sets at 6:36 PM. Daylight runs 11 h 14 min.
Chenjia Zhaizi and Tangliwan lie near Shanghai and keep identical time.
Questions and answers
- Should Asia/Shanghai be used as the time zone for Shanghai?
- Yes, Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai, whose offset is +8.
- Does Shanghai move its clocks forward at any time?
- No.
- Which time marks sunset in Shanghai?
- 6:36 PM marks sunset.