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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 Port Elizabeth

Shanghai keeps CST (UTC+8) and Port Elizabeth keeps SAST (UTC+2) today. Port Elizabeth is 6 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: 09:00–12:00 in Port Elizabeth (15:00–18:00 your time).

Shanghai and Port Elizabeth hour by hour, with the working-hour overlap shaded
City00:00 in Shanghai01:00 in Shanghai02:00 in Shanghai03:00 in Shanghai04:00 in Shanghai05:00 in Shanghai06:00 in Shanghai07:00 in Shanghai08:00 in Shanghai09:00 in Shanghai10:00 in Shanghai11:00 in Shanghai12:00 in Shanghai13:00 in Shanghai14:00 in Shanghai15:00 in Shanghai16:00 in Shanghai17:00 in Shanghai18:00 in Shanghai19:00 in Shanghai20:00 in Shanghai21:00 in Shanghai22:00 in Shanghai23:00 in Shanghai
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Best hours to call

15:00 in Shanghai
Inside working hours on both sides
09:00 in Port Elizabeth
16:00 in Shanghai
Inside working hours on both sides
10:00 in Port Elizabeth
17:00 in Shanghai
Inside working hours on both sides
11:00 in Port Elizabeth

Where daylight saving pulls them apart

Neither Shanghai nor Port Elizabeth changes its clocks, so the gap above holds all year.

Also useful

Common questions

How many hours ahead is Port Elizabeth of Shanghai?

Port Elizabeth is 6 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 Port Elizabeth?

Any hour in 15:00–18:00 Shanghai time is inside working hours in both cities.

Do Shanghai and Port Elizabeth change clocks on the same date?

Neither city changes its clocks, so the gap between them never moves.