What is the time difference between Shanghai and Moscow?

Moscow is 5 hours behind Shanghai. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Moscow from Shanghai?

Between 14:00–18:00 in Shanghai, which is 09:00–13:00 in Moscow. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Shanghai observe daylight saving time?

No. Shanghai stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.

Does Moscow observe daylight saving time?

No. Moscow stays on UTC+3 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Shanghai, what time is it in Moscow?

It is 07:00 in Moscow, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.

Which time zones do Shanghai and Moscow use?

Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC+8, and Moscow uses Europe/Moscow, currently UTC+3. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Shanghai time to Moscow time

Right now Moscow runs 5 hours behind Shanghai. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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The converter needs JavaScript to run. Everything below — offsets, daylight saving dates and the hour-by-hour table — is part of the page and works without it.

Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Shanghai, and what the clock reads in Moscow at that same moment.

Shanghai	Moscow
00:00	19:00previous day
01:00	20:00previous day
02:00	21:00previous day
03:00	22:00previous day
04:00	23:00previous day
05:00	00:00
06:00	01:00
07:00	02:00
08:00	03:00
09:00	04:00
10:00	05:00
11:00	06:00
12:00	07:00
13:00	08:00
14:00	09:00
15:00	10:00
16:00	11:00
17:00	12:00
18:00	13:00
19:00	14:00
20:00	15:00
21:00	16:00
22:00	17:00
23:00	18:00

Daylight saving time

Both cities keep one offset all year. Whatever difference holds today still holds in six months.

Shanghai

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+8

Moscow

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+3

When you can actually talk

You have 4 hours of shared working time: 14:00–18:00 in Shanghai, which is 09:00–13:00 in Moscow.

Shanghai 14:00–18:00Moscow 09:00–13:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Shanghai	Moscow
IANA zone	Asia/Shanghai	Europe/Moscow
Abbreviation	UTC+8	UTC+3
Standard offset	UTC+8	UTC+3
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	China	Russia

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Shanghai and Moscow?: Moscow is 5 hours behind Shanghai. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Moscow from Shanghai?: Between 14:00–18:00 in Shanghai, which is 09:00–13:00 in Moscow. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Shanghai observe daylight saving time?: No. Shanghai stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.
Does Moscow observe daylight saving time?: No. Moscow stays on UTC+3 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Shanghai, what time is it in Moscow?: It is 07:00 in Moscow, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.
Which time zones do Shanghai and Moscow use?: Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC+8, and Moscow uses Europe/Moscow, currently UTC+3. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.