Time in Los Angeles and Shanghai
The time difference between Los Angeles, California, and Shanghai is 15 hours. Shanghai is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
This means 9am in Los Angeles is 12am in Shanghai (next day) and 5pm in Los Angeles is 8am in Shanghai (next day).
Los Angeles
- The current local time in Los Angeles is 3:03 am (August 13, 2026)
- Los Angeles is in the Pacific Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Los Angeles, United States, is UTC-07:00
Shanghai
- The current local time in Shanghai is 6:03 pm (August 13, 2026)
- Shanghai is in the China Standard Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Shanghai, China, is UTC+08:00
How to convert Los Angeles time to Shanghai time?
Add 15 hours to Los Angeles time to get Shanghai time.
Time in Los Angeles
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Time in Shanghai
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Use the slider above to convert Los Angeles time to Shanghai time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
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Civil twilight
Nautical twilight
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NightTime Conversion Chart
| Los Angeles | Shanghai |
|---|---|
| 12am | 3pm |
| 1am | 4pm |
| 2am | 5pm |
| 3am | 6pm |
| 4am | 7pm |
| 5am | 8pm |
| 6am | 9pm |
| 7am | 10pm |
| 8am | 11pm |
| 9am | 12am |
| 10am | 1am |
| 11am | 2am |
| 12pm | 3am |
| 1pm | 4am |
| 2pm | 5am |
| 3pm | 6am |
| 4pm | 7am |
| 5pm | 8am |
| 6pm | 9am |
| 7pm | 10am |
| 8pm | 11am |
| 9pm | 12pm |
| 10pm | 1pm |
| 11pm | 2pm |