Time in Shanghai vs Māler Kotla
Shanghai keeps CST (UTC+8) and Māler Kotla keeps IST (UTC+5:30) today. Māler Kotla is 2½ hours behind 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: 09:00–16:00 in Māler Kotla (11:00–18:00 your time).
| City | 00:00 in Shanghai | 01:00 in Shanghai | 02:00 in Shanghai | 03:00 in Shanghai | 04:00 in Shanghai | 05:00 in Shanghai | 06:00 in Shanghai | 07:00 in Shanghai | 08:00 in Shanghai | 09:00 in Shanghai | 10:00 in Shanghai | 11:00 in Shanghai | 12:00 in Shanghai | 13:00 in Shanghai | 14:00 in Shanghai | 15:00 in Shanghai | 16:00 in Shanghai | 17:00 in Shanghai | 18:00 in Shanghai | 19:00 in Shanghai | 20:00 in Shanghai | 21:00 in Shanghai | 22:00 in Shanghai | 23:00 in Shanghai |
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| Shanghai—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Māler Kotla—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
- Working hours
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- Overlap
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Best hours to call
11:00 in Shanghai
Inside working hours on both sides
09:00 in Māler Kotla
12:00 in Shanghai
Inside working hours on both sides
10:00 in Māler Kotla
13:00 in Shanghai
Inside working hours on both sides
11:00 in Māler Kotla
14:00 in Shanghai
Inside working hours on both sides
12:00 in Māler Kotla
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Neither Shanghai nor Māler Kotla changes its clocks, so the gap above holds all year.
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Common questions
How many hours ahead is Māler Kotla of Shanghai?
Māler Kotla is 2½ hours behind 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 Māler Kotla?
Any hour in 11:00–18:00 Shanghai time is inside working hours in both cities.
Do Shanghai and Māler Kotla change clocks on the same date?
Neither city changes its clocks, so the gap between them never moves.