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ACST to NZST to Shanghai to PST Time Converter

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ACST
Australian Central Standard Time
GMT +9:30
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
NZST
New Zealand Standard Time
GMT +12
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Shanghai
China
CST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
PDT/PST
Pacific Daylight Time
GMT -7
yesterday
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
PST is not used on this date
This converter uses PDT (GMT -7), the offset Los Angeles uses on this date. Open the PDT converter.

Quick answers

ACST to NZST

Depending on seasonal clock changes, ACST is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind NZST or ACST is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind NZDT.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in ACST correspond to 11:30 am to 7:30 pm in NZST or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in ACST correspond to 12:30 pm to 8:30 pm in NZDT.

ACST to Shanghai

ACST is 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead of Shanghai year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in ACST correspond to 7:30 am to 3:30 pm in Shanghai.

ACST to PST

For most of the year, ACST is 16 hours and 30 minutes ahead of PDT. During seasonal clock changes, ACST is 17 hours and 30 minutes ahead of PST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in ACST correspond to 4:30 pm (previous day) to 12:30 am in PDT. During seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in ACST correspond to 3:30 pm (previous day) to 11:30 pm (previous day) in PST.

Compare ACST time with NZST, Shanghai, and PST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Australian Central Standard Time is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind New Zealand Standard Time and 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead of CST (China Standard Time) and 16 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Pacific Daylight Time
2:00 am02:00 in ACST is 4:30 am04:30 in NZST and is 12:30 am00:30 in Shanghai, China and is 9:30 am09:30 in PDT

ACST to NZST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-2:30pm in ACST which corresponds to 11:30am-5pm in NZST
ACST to Shanghai call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10:30am-5pm in ACST which corresponds to 9am-3:30pm in Shanghai
ACST to PDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-9:30am in ACST which corresponds to 4:30pm-5pm in PDT (previous day)

2:00 am02:00 Australian Central Standard Time (ACST). Offset UTC +9:30 hours
4:30 am04:30 New Zealand Standard Time (NZST). Offset UTC +12:00 hours
12:30 am00:30 CST (China Standard Time) (Shanghai, China). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
9:30 am09:30 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours

2:00 am02:00 ACST / 4:30 am04:30 NZST / 12:30 am00:30 Shanghai, China / 9:30 am09:30 PDT

ACSTNZSTShanghai, ChinaPDT
12am (midnight)2:30 am10:30 pm7:30 am
1am3:30 am11:30 pm8:30 am
2am4:30 am12:30 am9:30 am
3am5:30 am1:30 am10:30 am
4am6:30 am2:30 am11:30 am
5am7:30 am3:30 am12:30 pm
6am8:30 am4:30 am1:30 pm
7am9:30 am5:30 am2:30 pm
8am10:30 am6:30 am3:30 pm
9am11:30 am7:30 am4:30 pm
10am12:30 pm8:30 am5:30 pm
11am1:30 pm9:30 am6:30 pm
12pm (noon)2:30 pm10:30 am7:30 pm
1pm3:30 pm11:30 am8:30 pm
2pm4:30 pm12:30 pm9:30 pm
3pm5:30 pm1:30 pm10:30 pm
4pm6:30 pm2:30 pm11:30 pm
5pm7:30 pm3:30 pm12:30 am
6pm8:30 pm4:30 pm1:30 am
7pm9:30 pm5:30 pm2:30 am
8pm10:30 pm6:30 pm3:30 am
9pm11:30 pm7:30 pm4:30 am
10pm12:30 am8:30 pm5:30 am
11pm1:30 am9:30 pm6:30 am
00:0002:3022:3007:30
01:0003:3023:3008:30
02:0004:3000:3009:30
03:0005:3001:3010:30
04:0006:3002:3011:30
05:0007:3003:3012:30
06:0008:3004:3013:30
07:0009:3005:3014:30
08:0010:3006:3015:30
09:0011:3007:3016:30
10:0012:3008:3017:30
11:0013:3009:3018:30
12:0014:3010:3019:30
13:0015:3011:3020:30
14:0016:3012:3021:30
15:0017:3013:3022:30
16:0018:3014:3023:30
17:0019:3015:3000:30
18:0020:3016:3001:30
19:0021:3017:3002:30
20:0022:3018:3003:30
21:0023:3019:3004:30
22:0000:3020:3005:30
23:0001:3021:3006:30

Australian Central Standard Time

Offset: ACST is 9 hours and 30 minutes ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Australia

Countries using this time zone: Australia

Principal Cities: The largest city in the ACST time zone is Adelaide in Australia, with about 1.225 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Darwin, Adelaide Hills, Alice Springs, Palmerston.

ACST Time Zone Geo Map
ACST timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amStart: Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) started on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, April 5, 2026, 2:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) ends on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, October 4, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Sunday of October.

ACST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0930 - basic
  • +09:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0930 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (09) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of nine hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects ACST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Australia/Adelaide
  • Australia/Broken_Hill
  • Australia/Darwin
  • Australia/North
  • Australia/South
  • Australia/Yancowinna

New Zealand Standard Time

Offset: NZST is 12 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Pacific

Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, New Zealand

Principal Cities: The largest city in the NZST time zone is Auckland in New Zealand, with about 1.535 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Tauranga.

NZST Time Zone Geo Map
NZST timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amStart: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) started on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, April 5, 2026, 2:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) ends on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, September 27, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of September.

NZST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +12 - basic short
  • +1200 - basic
  • +12:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (12) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of twelve hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Mike - Military abbreviation for NZST
  • M - short form of 'Mike'
IANA/Olson: Reflects NZST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Antarctica/McMurdo
  • Antarctica/South_Pole
  • NZ
  • Pacific/Auckland
Time zones with the GMT +12 offset:
  • ANAST - Anadyr Summer Time
  • ANAT - Anadyr Time
  • FJT - Fiji Time
  • GILT - Gilbert Island Time
  • M - Mike Time Zone
  • MAGST - Magadan Summer Time
  • MHT - Marshall Islands Time
  • NRT - Nauru Time
  • NZST - New Zealand Standard Time
  • PETST - Kamchatka Summer Time
  • TVT - Tuvalu Time
  • WFT - Wallis and Futuna Time

Shanghai Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CST - China Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+8:00 hours during China Standard Time, currently in use.

Shanghai Facts

Country
China
Alternative Names
SHA, San'nkae, Sanchajus, Sangaj, Sangay, Sanghaj, Sanghay, Sanhaja, Sanhajo, Sanxay, Schanghai, Shang-hai, Shang-hai-shih, Shangai, Shangaj, Shanghai, Shanghai - shang hai, Shanghai - 上海, Shankhaj, Sjanghae, Sjanghai, Sjanghæ, Szanghaj, Thuong Hai, Thượng Hải, Xangai, cankay, sangha'i, sanghae, sanghai, seiynghi, shang hai, shang hai shi, shanghay, shanghhay, shanhai, zhong guo shang hai, Ŝanhajo, Şangay, Şanghay, Şanxay, Šanchajus, Šangaj, Šanghaj, Šanhaja, Σανγκάη, Шангај, Шанхай, שאנגחאי, شانغهاي, شانگهای, شاڭخەي, شاڭخەي شەھىرى, সাংঘাই, சாங்காய், เซี่ยงไฮ้, შანჰაი, 上海, 上海市, 中国上海, 상하이, 상해
Population
22,315,474
Currency
Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Geographic Coordinates
31° 13' N Latitude / 121° 27' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+86

Pacific Standard Time

Offset: PST is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.793 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Vancouver, Tijuana, San Diego, San Jose.

French: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste

PST Time Zone Geo Map
PST timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Pacific Standard Time (PST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Pacific Standard Time (PST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

PST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -08 - basic short
  • -0800 - basic
  • -08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Uniform - Military abbreviation for PST
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Ensenada
  • America/Los_Angeles
  • America/Santa_Isabel
  • America/Tijuana
  • America/Vancouver
  • Canada/Pacific
  • Mexico/BajaNorte
  • PST8PDT
  • US/Pacific
PST Abbreviation: Several time zones share PST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
  • Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
Time zones with the GMT -8 offset:
  • AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
  • PST - Pacific Standard Time
  • PT - Pacific Time
  • PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
  • U - Uniform Time Zone
EST to ISTGMT to ESTPST to ESTEST to GMTPST to GMT