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AUTO follows the operating system. Working hours drive the green banding on every grid. All four persist on this device only.

Time in Shanghai vs Dunedin

Shanghai keeps CST (UTC+8) and Dunedin keeps NZST (UTC+12) today. Dunedin is 4 hours ahead of Shanghai; the rows below read both clocks live.

The working day, side by side

Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours in both cities: 13:00–18:00 in Dunedin (09:00–14:00 your time).

Shanghai and Dunedin hour by hour, with the working-hour overlap shaded
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Best hours to call

09:00 in Shanghai
Inside working hours on both sides
13:00 in Dunedin
10:00 in Shanghai
Inside working hours on both sides
14:00 in Dunedin
11:00 in Shanghai
Inside working hours on both sides
15:00 in Dunedin
12:00 in Shanghai
Inside working hours on both sides
16:00 in Dunedin

Where daylight saving pulls them apart

Dunedin next changes on Sunday 27 September 2026. Between those two dates the gap between the cities is an hour different from the one shown above — which is exactly when a recurring meeting drifts. Every date we track is on the daylight saving page.

Also useful

Common questions

How many hours ahead is Dunedin of Shanghai?

Dunedin is 4 hours ahead of Shanghai right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.

What is the best time to call between Shanghai and Dunedin?

Any hour in 09:00–14:00 Shanghai time is inside working hours in both cities.

Do Shanghai and Dunedin change clocks on the same date?

Only one of them does, so the gap between them changes twice a year even though neither city moved relative to the sun.