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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 Tehran vs Shanghai

Tehran keeps UTC+3:30 (UTC+3:30) and Shanghai keeps CST (UTC+8) today. Shanghai is 4½ hours ahead of Tehran; 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: 14:00–18:00 in Shanghai (09:00–13:00 your time).

Tehran and Shanghai hour by hour, with the working-hour overlap shaded
City00:00 in Tehran01:00 in Tehran02:00 in Tehran03:00 in Tehran04:00 in Tehran05:00 in Tehran06:00 in Tehran07:00 in Tehran08:00 in Tehran09:00 in Tehran10:00 in Tehran11:00 in Tehran12:00 in Tehran13:00 in Tehran14:00 in Tehran15:00 in Tehran16:00 in Tehran17:00 in Tehran18:00 in Tehran19:00 in Tehran20:00 in Tehran21:00 in Tehran22:00 in Tehran23:00 in Tehran
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Do more with Tehran and Shanghai

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Best hours to call

09:00 in Tehran
Inside working hours on both sides
14:00 in Shanghai
10:00 in Tehran
Inside working hours on both sides
15:00 in Shanghai
11:00 in Tehran
Inside working hours on both sides
16:00 in Shanghai
12:00 in Tehran
Inside working hours on both sides
17:00 in Shanghai

Where daylight saving pulls them apart

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

Also useful

Common questions

How many hours ahead is Shanghai of Tehran?

Shanghai is 4½ hours ahead of Tehran right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.

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

Any hour in 09:00–13:00 Tehran time is inside working hours in both cities.

Do Tehran and Shanghai change clocks on the same date?

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