New York to Shanghai: time difference and best times to meet

Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of New York. There is no overlap between a normal working day in each city, so one side has to take the call outside working hours.

By LemCall EditorialUpdated November 3, 2026

New York

06:07

America/New_York

Shanghai

19:07

Asia/Shanghai

New York and Shanghai time difference

This live comparison uses the current time-zone rules for both cities, so it reflects daylight-saving changes as well as the usual New York and Shanghai clock gap. Set your working hours below to see the practical overlap before proposing a meeting.

Hour-by-hour overlap

Each row is one hour of the New York day and the matching hour in Shanghai. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.

Day starts

Day ends

New York	Shanghai	Suitable?
12am	1pm	Working hours in Shanghai only
1am	2pm	Working hours in Shanghai only
2am	3pm	Working hours in Shanghai only
3am	4pm	Working hours in Shanghai only
4am	5pm	Working hours in Shanghai only
9am	10pm	Working hours in New York only
10am	11pm	Working hours in New York only
11am	12am	Working hours in New York only
12pm	1am	Working hours in New York only
1pm	2am	Working hours in New York only
2pm	3am	Working hours in New York only
3pm	4am	Working hours in New York only
4pm	5am	Working hours in New York only
5pm	6am	Working hours in New York only
8pm	9am	Working hours in Shanghai only
9pm	10am	Working hours in Shanghai only
10pm	11am	Working hours in Shanghai only
11pm	12pm	Working hours in Shanghai only

When the gap changes in the next twelve months

Sunday, March 14, 2027 — Shanghai goes from 13 hours ahead of to 12 hours ahead of New York.

Recurring meetings set as a fixed clock time in one city will move by an hour for the other on that date.

Public holidays to avoid

Dates where one side is off work while the other is not are the most common cause of no-shows on this route.

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Veterans Day — New York is off, Shanghai is working.
Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day — New York is off, Shanghai is working.
Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day — New York is off, Shanghai is working.

New York and Shanghai have no shared working hours, so a recurring live meeting always costs someone their morning or their evening. Rotating the burden, or moving the update to written form, is usually the better answer.

Sending a booking link avoids the arithmetic entirely: each side picks a time in their own zone and both calendars get the correct local time, including after a daylight-saving change. See how LemCall handles cross-timezone bookings.

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between New York and Shanghai?: Shanghai is currently 13 hours ahead of New York. That changes to 12 hours ahead of on Sunday, March 14, 2027, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
When is the best time to schedule a meeting between New York and Shanghai?: There is no hour where both cities are inside normal working hours, so one side has to take the call early or late.
How many hours do New York and Shanghai overlap?: Zero, on a standard 9–18 working day in each city.
Does daylight saving change the New York–Shanghai gap?: Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 1 time: Sunday, March 14, 2027 (13 hours ahead of becomes 12 hours ahead of).
Are there public holidays that affect New York–Shanghai meetings?: Yes. The next is Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — a public holiday where New York is, but a normal working day in Shanghai.

Nearby pairs

Sources

1.IANA. Time Zone Database
2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved 2026-11-03