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Shanghai and Osaka Time Difference

Shanghai is 1h behind Osaka

Shanghai
Shanghai

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

00:20:41

Monday, April 6, 2026

China · Asia/Shanghai · GMT+8

Osaka
Osaka

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

01:20:41

Monday, April 6, 2026

Japan · Asia/Tokyo · GMT+9

Best time for work calls

If you are scheduling a call between Shanghai and Osaka, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 9 am in Shanghai it is 10 am in Osaka — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 4 pm in Shanghai (5 pm in Osaka). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.

Best time for family calls

Shanghai and Osaka have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. Shanghai is 1 hour behind Osaka, which gives you 2 hours of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 8 pm in Shanghai — that lands at 7 pm to 9 pm in Osaka, 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

  • Labour Day

    劳动节

  • Dragon Boat Festival

    端午节

  • Mid-Autumn Festival

    中秋节

Via Nager.Date

🌅 Dawn5:13:27 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:37:58 AM
🌞 Solar Noon11:57:47 AM
🌇 Golden Hour5:45:27 PM
🌆 Sunset6:17:36 PM
🌃 Dusk6:42:06 PM
Day length12:39:37

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition☁️ Overcast
Temperature18°C
Feels like18°C
Humidity68%
Wind6 mph S

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise21:31
Moonset07:44
New87% illuminatedFull

Osaka

  • Shōwa Day

    昭和の日

  • Constitution Memorial Day

    憲法記念日

  • Greenery Day

    みどりの日

Via Nager.Date

🌅 Dawn5:14:04 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:39:36 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:01:41 PM
🌇 Golden Hour5:50:20 PM
🌆 Sunset6:23:45 PM
🌃 Dusk6:49:18 PM
Day length12:44:09

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition🌙 Mainly clear
Temperature13°C
Feels like13°C
Humidity87%
Wind3 mph SE

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise21:42
Moonset07:36
New87% illuminatedFull

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