What is the time difference between Shanghai and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 15 hours behind Shanghai. When it is 23:36 in Shanghai, it is 08:36 in Los Angeles. Shanghai keeps UTC+8 and Los Angeles keeps UTC-7 at this moment.
| Right now in Shanghai | 23:36, Wednesday 16 September |
|---|---|
| Right now in Los Angeles | 08:36, Wednesday 16 September |
| Difference | 15 hours behind Shanghai |
| Shanghai offset | UTC+8 |
| Los Angeles offset | UTC-7 |
Because both cities can change their clocks on different dates, the gap between them is not always the same number of hours through the year. This page recalculates it from the live time-zone rules each time it is opened, so the figure above is the gap at this exact moment.