🇨🇳 Shanghai ↔ 🇺🇸 Brooklyn

Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of Brooklyn
Mon, Jun 15
overcast clouds24°Covercast clouds

Sunrise 4:50 AMSunset 7:00 PM(local)

Mon, Jun 15
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Sunrise 5:25 AMSunset 8:29 PM(local)

Brooklyn: daylight saving timeNow UTC-4. Next change: November 1, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour.
ShanghaiUTC+8
BrooklynUTC-4
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🇨🇳 Shanghai

Dialing code+86
Coordinates31.22°N, 121.46°E
Elevation12 m

🇺🇸 Brooklyn

Dialing code+1
Coordinates40.65°N, 73.95°W
Elevation15 m

No comfortable common working hours — these cities barely overlap.

Working hours assumed 9:00–18:00.

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between Shanghai and Brooklyn?
Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of Brooklyn. Use the side-by-side clocks and the day/night strips above to convert any hour between them.
When is the best time to call between Shanghai and Brooklyn?
There is no hour when standard working hours (9:00–18:00) overlap in both Shanghai and Brooklyn, so any call falls outside business hours for at least one side.
Why does the time difference between Shanghai and Brooklyn change?
Because at least one of Shanghai and Brooklyn observes daylight saving time, the difference shifts by an hour when one city changes its clocks and the other has not yet (or does not).