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Anchorage to Shanghai Converter

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Offset

16 hours

Anchorage (AKDT) is currently behind Shanghai (GMT+8).

AKDT: UTC-8

GMT+8: UTC+8

Anchorage is currently observing daylight saving time; Shanghai is not.

When to schedule

Business-hours overlap: 5 PM–6 PM in Anchorage (9 AM–10 AM the next day in Shanghai).

Both teams are in working hours during this window on weekdays.

Suggested time: 5:00 PM Anchorage (9:00 AM Shanghai).

This window may shift by an hour during daylight saving time.

About these zones

Anchorage uses Alaska Time (AKST, or AKDT).

Shanghai uses China Standard Time (CST).

Anchorage and Shanghai are approximately 4,300 miles apart.

Quick reference

Full 24-hour conversion table.

AnchorageShanghaiDay
12:00 am4:00 pm-1 day
1:00 am5:00 pm-1 day
2:00 am6:00 pm-1 day
3:00 am7:00 pm-1 day
4:00 am8:00 pm-1 day
5:00 am9:00 pm-1 day
6:00 am10:00 pm-1 day
7:00 am11:00 pm-1 day
8:00 am12:00 amSame day
9:00 am1:00 amSame day
10:00 am2:00 amSame day
11:00 am3:00 amSame day
12:00 pm4:00 amSame day
1:00 pm5:00 amSame day
2:00 pm6:00 amSame day
3:00 pm7:00 amSame day
4:00 pm8:00 amSame day
5:00 pm9:00 amSame day
6:00 pm10:00 amSame day
7:00 pm11:00 amSame day
8:00 pm12:00 pmSame day
9:00 pm1:00 pmSame day
10:00 pm2:00 pmSame day
11:00 pm3:00 pmSame day

Daylight saving time

Anchorage observes daylight saving time; Shanghai does not. The offset between the two zones changes when Anchorage transitions: on Sunday, November 1, 2026, clocks fall back from AKDT to AKST.

Daylight today

Anchorage
Sunrise
4:48 AM
Sunset
11:08 PM
Day length
18h 20m
Shanghai
Sunrise
4:53 AM
Sunset
6:51 PM
Day length
13h 57m

Daylight overlap: 10h 14m — 12:53 PM–11:08 PM in Anchorage (4:53 AM–3:08 PM in Shanghai). Both locations are in daylight during this window.

Cities in these zones

Airports in these zones

Airports in Alaska Time

  • ANC
  • MRI

Airports in China Standard Time

  • PVG
  • SHA
  • PEK
  • PKX
  • SZX
  • CAN
  • FUO
  • CTU
  • TFU
  • TSN

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