China · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Nanjing, 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 Nanjing 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 Nanjing 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 Nanjing lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Nanjing 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 Nanjing 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 Nanjing.
Practical Info
Nanjing (China) is home to roughly 9.4M people. Today brings about 14.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:54, sunset at 19:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 32° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
China
Capital
Beijing
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
CST · Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
32.06°N, 118.80°E
Currency
CNY (¥)
Calling Code
+86
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Ming city wall, begun in 1366, ran about 35 kilometres — the longest city wall ever built. Roughly 25 km survives. Each brick was stamped with the names of the maker, the supervisor and the official responsible, so failures could be traced.
The clock: Nanjing keeps UTC+8. It was China's capital under several dynasties and again from 1927 to 1949.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap