China · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Changchun, China runs on UTC+8. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 12-hour difference between Changchun and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 7-hour difference between Changchun and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Changchun lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Changchun and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Changchun lines up with 10:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Changchun.
Practical Info
Changchun (China) is home to roughly 4.5M people. Today brings about 15.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:00, sunset at 19:24. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 44° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
China
Capital
Beijing
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
CST · Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
43.82°N, 125.32°E
Currency
CNY (¥)
Calling Code
+86
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Changchun built China's first domestically produced car in 1956 and its first film studio in 1945, which is why the city is called both the automobile city and the cradle of Chinese cinema.
The clock: Changchun keeps UTC+8. It was the capital of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo from 1932 to 1945, under the name Xinjing.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap