Time in Shanghai and San Francisco
The time difference between Shanghai and San Francisco, California, is 15 hours. San Francisco is 15 hours behind Shanghai.
This means 9am in Shanghai is 6pm in San Francisco (previous day) and 5pm in Shanghai is 2am in San Francisco.
Shanghai
- The current local time in Shanghai is 5:23 pm (July 10, 2026)
- Shanghai is in the China Standard Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Shanghai, China, is UTC+08:00
San Francisco
- The current local time in San Francisco is 2:23 am (July 10, 2026)
- San Francisco is in the Pacific Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for San Francisco, United States, is UTC-07:00
How to convert Shanghai time to San Francisco time?
Subtract 15 hours from Shanghai time to get San Francisco time.
Time in Shanghai
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Time in San Francisco
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Use the slider above to convert Shanghai time to San Francisco 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
| Shanghai | San Francisco |
|---|---|
| 12am | 9am |
| 1am | 10am |
| 2am | 11am |
| 3am | 12pm |
| 4am | 1pm |
| 5am | 2pm |
| 6am | 3pm |
| 7am | 4pm |
| 8am | 5pm |
| 9am | 6pm |
| 10am | 7pm |
| 11am | 8pm |
| 12pm | 9pm |
| 1pm | 10pm |
| 2pm | 11pm |
| 3pm | 12am |
| 4pm | 1am |
| 5pm | 2am |
| 6pm | 3am |
| 7pm | 4am |
| 8pm | 5am |
| 9pm | 6am |
| 10pm | 7am |
| 11pm | 8am |
Time difference from Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
-15 hours
-13 hours
-7 hours
-6 hours
-12 hours
-16 hours
+1 hour
-15 hours
+1 hour
-12 hours