Time in China

China uses one time zone: Asia/Shanghai. The whole country is on the same clock.

21:15:17

Sunday, November 8, 2026 · UTC+08:00

This zone does not observe daylight saving time.

Current time in China

City	Time now
Shanghai	21:15
Beijing	21:15
Shenzhen	21:15

China compared with other time zones

Current local time in major time zones, alongside China
Time zone	Time now	Difference
Coordinated Universal Time	13:15	8 hours behind
Greenwich Mean Time	13:15	8 hours behind
Indochina Time	20:15	1 hour behind
India Standard Time	18:45	2h 30m behind
Japan Standard Time	22:15	1 hour ahead
Korea Standard Time	22:15	1 hour ahead
Singapore Time	21:15	Same time
Australian Eastern Time	00:15Tomorrow	3 hours ahead