Shanghai
Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)
Sunday, July 5, 2026
China · Asia/Shanghai · GMT+8
Shanghai and Istanbul Time Difference
Shanghai is 5h ahead of Istanbul
Istanbul
Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)
Sunday, July 5, 2026
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · GMT+3
Best time for work calls
If you are scheduling a call between Shanghai and Istanbul, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 2 pm in Shanghai it is 9 am in Istanbul — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 5 pm in Shanghai (12 pm in Istanbul). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.
Best time for family calls
Shanghai and Istanbul have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. Shanghai is 5 hours ahead of Istanbul, which gives you 4 hours of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 10 pm in Shanghai — that lands at 1 pm to 5 pm in Istanbul, after the school run and before anyone's ready for bed. For a Sunday catch-up or a midweek check-in, this is the sweet spot.
Shanghai
Mid-Autumn Festival
Sep 25in 83dNational Day
Oct 1in 89dNew Year's Day
Jan 1in 181d
Daylight Cycle
🌅 Dawn4:28:24 AM
☀️ Sunrise4:56:09 AM
🌞 Solar Noon11:59:41 AM
🌇 Golden Hour6:27:52 PM
🌆 Sunset7:03:14 PM
🌃 Dusk7:30:59 PM
Day length14:07:05
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Current Weather
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Moon Phase
Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination75%
CycleWaning
Moon age19.7 days
Moonrise22:18
Moonset09:33
Istanbul
Democracy and National Unity Day
Jul 15in 11dVictory Day
Aug 30in 57dRepublic Day
Oct 29in 117d
Daylight Cycle
🌅 Dawn5:05:29 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:38:45 AM
🌞 Solar Noon1:09:43 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:59:28 PM
🌆 Sunset8:40:41 PM
🌃 Dusk9:13:57 PM
Day length15:01:55
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Current Weather
Condition—
Temperature—
Feels like—
Humidity—
Wind—
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Moon Phase
Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination75%
CycleWaning
Moon age19.7 days
Moonrise23:38
Moonset10:54