Current time in Shenzhen
Live local time, date and time zone information for Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Current time in Shenzhen
22:12:25
Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00
Time zone in Shenzhen
Shenzhen is in Guangdong, China and uses the Asia/Shanghai time zone. Shenzhen does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00) all year.
Sunrise and sunset in Shenzhen
Sun and clock in Shenzhen
Shenzhen lies about 6° west of the meridian its time zone is built around, so the sun runs late against the clock. Averaged over the year, solar noon does not arrive until 12:24 in standard time, which makes mornings darker and evenings lighter than the clock alone would suggest.
Daylight through the year in Shenzhen
At 22.5°N latitude, Shenzhen sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 13 h 31 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 10 h 45 m, a swing of about 2 h 46 m between midsummer and midwinter.
Within the tropics the sun passes directly overhead twice a year, and the seasonal change in day length stays under 2 h 46 m.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Shenzhen at about 05:40 and sets at about 19:11; on the December solstice it rises at about 06:59 and sets at about 17:44.
When the clocks change in Shenzhen
Shenzhen does not change its clocks. The offset stays at UTC+08:00 every day of the year, so a time arranged here means the same thing in January as it does in July. That makes Shenzhen a straightforward place to schedule against — there is no window in the calendar where a recurring meeting quietly shifts by an hour.
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Shenzhen moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Shenzhen from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Shenzhen corresponds to 01:00–09:00 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 01:00–09:00.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 21:00 in Shenzhen, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
- London overlaps for only 1 hours, from 16:00 to 17:00 Shenzhen time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
- Tokyo’s working day overlaps with Shenzhen’s for 7 hours, from 09:00 to 16:00 Shenzhen time.
These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.
Time difference from your location
Shenzhen is currently on UTC+08:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Shenzhen compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Other places in this directory that keep Asia/Shanghai time: Shanghai and Beijing. Their clocks match Shenzhen’s exactly, including any daylight saving change. The nearest listed city on a different zone identifier is Hong Kong, about 30 km away on Asia/Hong_Kong, which shows the same clock time as Shenzhen today.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 22.54°N, 114.06°E, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Shenzhen in?
Shenzhen uses the Asia/Shanghai time zone — China Standard Time, UTC+08:00.
Does Shenzhen use daylight saving time?
Shenzhen does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00) all year.
What is the UTC offset for Shenzhen?
The standard offset is UTC+08:00 all year. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Shenzhen and my location?
The section above compares Shenzhen with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.