Time difference between Shanghai and Alba Iulia
Alba Iulia is 5 hours behind Shanghai.
Local time in both cities
Shanghai · China
05:14
ChinaAlba Iulia · Romania
00:14
RomaniaAlba Iulia is 5 hours behind Shanghai.
same day
Time zones
| Shanghai | Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 |
|---|---|
| Alba Iulia | Europe/Bucharest · UTC+03:00 |
Shanghai does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+08:00 all year.
Alba Iulia is currently on daylight saving time (UTC+03:00). Next change: 2026-10-25 03:00.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-22 local time in Shanghai. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Shanghai (source) | Alba Iulia (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 19:00 prev day |
| 01:00 | 20:00 prev day |
| 02:00 | 21:00 prev day |
| 03:00 | 22:00 prev day |
| 04:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 05:00 | 00:00 |
| 06:00 | 01:00 |
| 07:00 | 02:00 |
| 08:00 | 03:00 |
| 09:00 | 04:00 |
| 10:00 | 05:00 |
| 11:00 | 06:00 |
| 12:00 | 07:00 |
| 13:00 | 08:00 |
| 14:00 | 09:00 |
| 15:00 | 10:00 |
| 16:00 | 11:00 |
| 17:00 | 12:00 |
| 18:00 | 13:00 |
| 19:00 | 14:00 |
| 20:00 | 15:00 |
| 21:00 | 16:00 |
| 22:00 | 17:00 |
| 23:00 | 18:00 |
Other common differences from Shanghai
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Shanghai and Alba Iulia right now?
- The answer at the top of the page is calculated for the current moment and states which side is ahead. The gap changes during the year, because the two places usually start and end daylight saving on different dates.
- Is this difference the same all year?
- Not necessarily. Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai and Alba Iulia uses Europe/Bucharest; if either observes daylight saving, the gap shifts during the year. Use “Convert a specific date and time” below to calculate it for a given day.
- How do I read the conversion table?
- The left column lists each whole hour in Shanghai; the right column is the local time in Alba Iulia at that same instant, with date rollovers marked. On the day clocks jump forward, some hours do not exist locally — the table says so instead of showing a plausible but wrong value.