Time difference between Madīnat as Sādāt and Shanghai
Shanghai is 5 hours ahead of Madīnat as Sādāt.
Local time in both cities
Madīnat as Sādāt · Egypt
18:49
EgyptShanghai · China
23:49
ChinaShanghai is 5 hours ahead of Madīnat as Sādāt.
same day
Time zones
| Madīnat as Sādāt | Africa/Cairo · UTC+03:00 |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 |
Madīnat as Sādāt is currently on daylight saving time (UTC+03:00). Next change: 2026-10-29 23:00.
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 Madīnat as Sādāt. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Madīnat as Sādāt (source) | Shanghai (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 05:00 |
| 01:00 | 06:00 |
| 02:00 | 07:00 |
| 03:00 | 08:00 |
| 04:00 | 09:00 |
| 05:00 | 10:00 |
| 06:00 | 11:00 |
| 07:00 | 12:00 |
| 08:00 | 13:00 |
| 09:00 | 14:00 |
| 10:00 | 15:00 |
| 11:00 | 16:00 |
| 12:00 | 17:00 |
| 13:00 | 18:00 |
| 14:00 | 19:00 |
| 15:00 | 20:00 |
| 16:00 | 21:00 |
| 17:00 | 22:00 |
| 18:00 | 23:00 |
| 19:00 | 00:00 next day |
| 20:00 | 01:00 next day |
| 21:00 | 02:00 next day |
| 22:00 | 03:00 next day |
| 23:00 | 04:00 next day |
Other common differences from Madīnat as Sādāt
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Madīnat as Sādāt 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. Madīnat as Sādāt uses Africa/Cairo 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 Madīnat as Sādāt; 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.