Time in Shanghai vs Meads
Shanghai keeps CST (UTC+8) and Meads keeps EDT (UTC−4) today. Meads is 12 hours behind Shanghai; the rows below read both clocks live.
The working day, side by side
The working days do not meet. there is no working-hour overlap with Meads — the nearest workable window is 05:00–06:00 your time (17:00 there).
| 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 |
| Meads—— | 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
- Shoulder
- Night
- Overlap
Do more with Shanghai and Meads
Best hours to call
there is no working-hour overlap with Meads — the nearest workable window is 05:00–06:00 your time (17:00 there).
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Meads next changes on Sunday 1 November 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 Meads of Shanghai?
Meads is 12 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 Meads?
There is no hour inside working hours in both cities. 05:00–06:00 your time (17:00 there) is the cheapest compromise, and one side is taking a shoulder hour.
Do Shanghai and Meads 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.