Time difference between West Des Moines and Shanghai
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of West Des Moines.
Local time in both cities
West Des Moines · United States
17:44
United StatesShanghai · China
06:44
ChinaShanghai is 13 hours ahead of West Des Moines.
already the next day
Time zones
| West Des Moines | America/Chicago · UTC-05:00 |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00 |
West Des Moines is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-05:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
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 West Des Moines. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| West Des Moines (source) | Shanghai (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 13:00 |
| 01:00 | 14:00 |
| 02:00 | 15:00 |
| 03:00 | 16:00 |
| 04:00 | 17:00 |
| 05:00 | 18:00 |
| 06:00 | 19:00 |
| 07:00 | 20:00 |
| 08:00 | 21:00 |
| 09:00 | 22:00 |
| 10:00 | 23:00 |
| 11:00 | 00:00 next day |
| 12:00 | 01:00 next day |
| 13:00 | 02:00 next day |
| 14:00 | 03:00 next day |
| 15:00 | 04:00 next day |
| 16:00 | 05:00 next day |
| 17:00 | 06:00 next day |
| 18:00 | 07:00 next day |
| 19:00 | 08:00 next day |
| 20:00 | 09:00 next day |
| 21:00 | 10:00 next day |
| 22:00 | 11:00 next day |
| 23:00 | 12:00 next day |
Other common differences from West Des Moines
FAQ
- How many hours apart are West Des Moines 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. West Des Moines uses America/Chicago 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 West Des Moines; 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.