Current Local Time in Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

8:26:54 pm CST

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Country:	China
State:	Shanghai Municipality (SH)
Lat/Long:	31°14'N / 121°29'E
Elevation:	12 m
Currency:	Renminbi Yuan (CNY)
Languages:	Chinese
Country Code:	+86

°F

Weather

54 °F

Passing clouds.
69 / 47 °F

Mon 23.		62 / 51 °F
Tue 24.		54 / 50 °F

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Time Zone

CST (China Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +8 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

12 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

5:57 am
↑ 89° East

Sunset

6:05 pm
↑ 271° West

Day length

12 hours, 9 minutes
+1m 54s longer

Moon 8.0%

Rise – 6:56 am
Set – 8:38 pm

High Tide

High – 2:26 am
High – 2:38 pm

Low Tide

Low – 9:24 am
Low – 9:42 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:01 pm
Altitude: 59.0°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:36 am – 5:04 am
6:58 pm – 7:26 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:04 am – 5:33 am
6:30 pm – 6:58 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:33 am – 5:57 am
6:05 pm – 6:30 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 19, 2026
9:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 26, 2026
3:17 am

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Airports

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, SHA
About 9 mi WSW of Shanghai
Shanghai Pudong International Airport, PVG
About 20 mi ESE of Shanghai
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, HGH
About 93 mi SW of Shanghai

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Saturday, March 21, 2026