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🇺🇸 Find the Golden Overlap: New York to Shanghai 🇨🇳

New York, a top global travel and commerce hub, and Shanghai, a major global logistics and trade hub. Use this planner to visualize common working hours, find the golden overlap window, and schedule your next global team sync — with DST-accurate UTC offsets and precise business-hours data.

New York: UTC-4 Shanghai: UTC+8 Difference: 12 hours Updated: May 2026
Timezone Comparison
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New York
UTC-4 · New York, USA
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Shanghai
UTC+8 · Shanghai, China

Time difference: 12 hours

Visualizing the Working Hours Gap

No direct 9 AM–5 PM business-hours overlap. Use the 24-hour table below for the closest windows.

Golden Overlap Hours

No direct 9 AM–5 PM overlap. See the 24-hour table below for the nearest windows.

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Drag to scrub through 24 hours. Live DST-accurate Temporal API logic.

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Full 24-Hour Clock Reference
UTC🇺🇸 New York🇨🇳 Shanghai
00:008:00 PM8:00 AM
01:009:00 PM9:00 AM
02:0010:00 PM10:00 AM
03:0011:00 PM11:00 AM
04:0012:00 AM12:00 PM
05:001:00 AM1:00 PM
06:002:00 AM2:00 PM
07:003:00 AM3:00 PM
08:004:00 AM4:00 PM
09:005:00 AM5:00 PM
10:006:00 AM6:00 PM
11:007:00 AM7:00 PM
12:008:00 AM8:00 PM
13:009:00 AM9:00 PM
14:0010:00 AM10:00 PM
15:0011:00 AM11:00 PM
16:0012:00 PM12:00 AM
17:001:00 PM1:00 AM
18:002:00 PM2:00 AM
19:003:00 PM3:00 AM
20:004:00 PM4:00 AM
21:005:00 PM5:00 AM
22:006:00 PM6:00 AM
23:007:00 PM7:00 AM
Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best time to schedule a meeting between New York and Shanghai?

There is no direct 9 AM–5 PM business-hours overlap between New York (UTC-4) and Shanghai (UTC+8) given the 12 hours difference. Consider early mornings in Shanghai or a rotating schedule so neither team always takes the off-hours slot.

What is the time difference between New York and Shanghai?

New York is on UTC-4 and Shanghai is on UTC+8, a difference of 12 hours. This can shift by ±1 hour during DST transitions.

When it is 9:00 AM in New York, what time is it in Shanghai?

When it is 9:00 AM in New York (UTC-4), it is 9:00 PM in Shanghai (UTC+8).

What are New York working hours in Shanghai local time?

A standard New York workday of 9 AM–5 PM (UTC-4) corresponds to 9:00 PM–5:00 AM local time in Shanghai (UTC+8).

Does daylight saving time affect the New York–Shanghai time difference?

Yes. If either city observes DST, the gap can shift by one hour around clock-change weekends. Always confirm current UTC offsets with a live tool before scheduling important calls.

What UTC time corresponds to the New York–Shanghai overlap window?

No shared 9 AM–5 PM UTC window exists for this pair. The closest option is 1:00 PM UTC (9 AM in New York), which is 9:00 PM in Shanghai.

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