Time in San Francisco and Shanghai
The time difference between San Francisco, California, and Shanghai is 15 hours. Shanghai is 15 hours ahead of San Francisco.
This means 9am in San Francisco is 12am in Shanghai (next day) and 5pm in San Francisco is 8am in Shanghai (next day).
San Francisco
- The current local time in San Francisco is 3:05 pm (July 11, 2026)
- San Francisco is in the Pacific Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for San Francisco, United States, is UTC-07:00
Shanghai
- The current local time in Shanghai is 6:05 am (July 11, 2026)
- Shanghai is in the China Standard Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Shanghai, China, is UTC+08:00
How to convert San Francisco time to Shanghai time?
Add 15 hours to San Francisco time to get Shanghai time.
Time in San Francisco
00:00
Time in Shanghai
00:00
Use the slider above to convert San Francisco time to Shanghai time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
Day
Civil twilight
Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight
NightTime Conversion Chart
| San Francisco | 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 |