Time difference between Hatsukaichi and Shanghai
Shanghai is 1 hours behind Hatsukaichi.
Local time in both cities
Hatsukaichi · Japan
19:22
Shanghai · China
18:22
Shanghai is 1 hours behind Hatsukaichi.
same day
Time zones
| Hatsukaichi | Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00 |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 |
Hatsukaichi does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+09:00 all year.
Shanghai does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+08:00 all year.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-21 local time in Hatsukaichi. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Hatsukaichi (source) | Shanghai (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 01:00 | 00:00 |
| 02:00 | 01:00 |
| 03:00 | 02:00 |
| 04:00 | 03:00 |
| 05:00 | 04:00 |
| 06:00 | 05:00 |
| 07:00 | 06:00 |
| 08:00 | 07:00 |
| 09:00 | 08:00 |
| 10:00 | 09:00 |
| 11:00 | 10:00 |
| 12:00 | 11:00 |
| 13:00 | 12:00 |
| 14:00 | 13:00 |
| 15:00 | 14:00 |
| 16:00 | 15:00 |
| 17:00 | 16:00 |
| 18:00 | 17:00 |
| 19:00 | 18:00 |
| 20:00 | 19:00 |
| 21:00 | 20:00 |
| 22:00 | 21:00 |
| 23:00 | 22:00 |
Other common differences from Hatsukaichi
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Hatsukaichi and Shanghai 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. Hatsukaichi uses Asia/Tokyo and Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai; 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 Hatsukaichi; the right column is the local time in Shanghai 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.