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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 Siegen

Shanghai keeps CST (UTC+8) and Siegen keeps CEST (UTC+2) today. Siegen 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 Siegen (15:00–18:00 your time).

Shanghai and Siegen 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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Siegen——000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
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Best hours to call

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

Where daylight saving pulls them apart

Siegen next changes on Sunday 25 October 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.

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Common questions

How many hours ahead is Siegen of Shanghai?

Siegen 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 Siegen?

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

Do Shanghai and Siegen 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.