Time difference between Los Angeles and Shanghai
Compare the current local time in Los Angeles and Shanghai, see when your working hours overlap, and convert any specific hour between the two timezones.
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Working-hours overlap
When Los Angeles's 9:00–17:00 business hours overlap with Shanghai's.
Los Angeles working hours
Shanghai working hours
Overlap (both working)
🇺🇸 Los Angeles
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Scheduling across Los Angeles and Shanghai
Scheduling between Los Angeles and Shanghai is hard. Their standard business hours do not overlap on the same day, with the smallest gap running 1 hour between Los Angeles closing at 17:00 local and Shanghai opening at 09:00 local. Practical bridging slots: an early Shanghai start at 08:00 (catching Los Angeles just at close, 17:00), or a late Los Angeles call at 18:00 (catching Shanghai at opening, 09:00).
Quick reference
| 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | 🇨🇳 Shanghai | In Shanghai it's… |
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| 06:00 — Early morning | — | — |
| 09:00 — Start of work | — | — |
| 12:00 — Lunchtime | — | — |
| 15:00 — Mid-afternoon | — | — |
| 17:00 — End of work | — | — |
| 20:00 — Evening | — | — |
Daylight saving status
🇺🇸 Los Angeles
Currently in PDT (daylight saving)
Clocks go back to PST
on Sunday 1 November 2026
🇨🇳 Shanghai
Shanghai does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.