What is the time difference between Shanghai and New York?
New York is 12 hours behind Shanghai. When it is 23:35 in Shanghai, it is 11:35 in New York. Shanghai keeps UTC+8 and New York keeps UTC-4 at this moment.
| Right now in Shanghai | 23:35, Wednesday 16 September |
|---|---|
| Right now in New York | 11:35, Wednesday 16 September |
| Difference | 12 hours behind Shanghai |
| Shanghai offset | UTC+8 |
| New York offset | UTC-4 |
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.