It is 08:36 on Saturday, October 3, 2026 in Shanghai, China. The city runs on UTC+8 (CST), which puts it 11 hours ahead of Brasília.
Time zone and UTC offset in Shanghai
Shanghai follows the Asia/Shanghai time zone, abbreviated CST. Right now its offset from Coordinated Universal Time is UTC+8.
Shanghai does not observe daylight saving time and no clock change is scheduled for the next year. Its offset stays at UTC+8 all year round. Brazil abolished daylight saving time in 2019, so the gap between the two stays fixed at 11 hours. That makes scheduling predictable: a meeting booked for any date of the year at a given Brasília time always lands at the same local time in Shanghai.
Time difference between Brasília and Shanghai
To convert, take Brasília time and add 11 hours; when the sum passes midnight, the date in Shanghai is already the next day. The table uses today's offsets.
Going the other way, local noon in Shanghai is 01:00 in Brasília, and local midnight is 13:00 (previous day) in Brasília. Because Shanghai is ahead, its calendar date is one day later than in Brasília from 13:00 until midnight Brasília time. Keep this in mind for deadlines, flights and anything scheduled around the start or end of a day.
| Brasília (UTC-3) | Shanghai (UTC+8) |
|---|---|
| 06:00 | 17:00 |
| 09:00 | 20:00 |
| 12:00 | 23:00 |
| 15:00 | 02:00 (next day) |
| 18:00 | 05:00 (next day) |
| 21:00 | 08:00 (next day) |
Best time to call Shanghai from Brazil
With a difference of 11 hours, the 9:00 to 18:00 working days do not overlap at all. The least inconvenient slot is around 07:00 in Brasília, which is 18:00 in Shanghai: one side will be early or late, so agree in writing who takes the awkward hour. Messages and recorded updates work better than live calls here.
For several cities at once, use the meeting planner, or convert any hour with the time zone converter.
Sunrise and sunset in Shanghai today
Today the Sun rises in Shanghai at 05:48 and sets at 17:37 local time, a daylight span of 11h 48min, with solar noon at 11:43. See other places on the sunrise and sunset page.
Where is Shanghai?
Shanghai is at 31.23° N, 121.47° E (country: China). The country page shows its main reference time and neighbours. Compare more places on world time or in the list of cities.