Shanghai to Defence Colony Time Converter

Updating current time…
Shanghai
ChinaCST
UTC+8
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Defence Colony
IndiaIST
UTC+5:30
2h 30m behind
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Quick answers

Selected conversion

8:00 pm20:00 CST (UTC+8), Oct 28, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 28, 2026

Shanghai is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Defence Colony.

How the time difference changes

Shanghai is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Defence Colony year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Shanghai correspond to 6:30 am to 3:30 pm in Defence Colony.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Shanghai correspond to 06:30 to 15:30 in Defence Colony.

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

Time Difference

CST (China Standard Time) is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of IST (India Standard Time).
8:00 pm20:00 in Shanghai, China is 5:30 pm17:30 in Defence Colony, India

Shanghai to Defence Colony call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11:30am-6pm11:30-18:00 in Shanghai which corresponds to 9am-3:30pm09:00-15:30 in Defence Colony

8:00 pm20:00 CST (China Standard Time) (Shanghai, China). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 IST (India Standard Time) (Defence Colony, India). Offset UTC +5:30 hours

8:00 pm20:00 Shanghai, China / 5:30 pm17:30 Defence Colony, India

Choose an hour to update the converter. Day labels such as “next day” or “+1” are relative to the selected date in the first column. Use Up and Down arrow keys, Home or End to move between hours, then Enter or Space to select.

Hourly time comparison
Shanghai, ChinaDefence Colony, India
9:30pm previous day
10:30pm previous day
11:30pm previous day
12:30am
1:30am
2:30am
3:30am
4:30am
5:30am
6:30am
7:30am
8:30am
9:30am
10:30am
11:30am
12:30pm
1:30pm
2:30pm
3:30pm
4:30pm
5:30pm
6:30pm
7:30pm
8:30pm
21:30 previous day
22:30 previous day
23:30 previous day
00:30
01:30
02:30
03:30
04:30
05:30
06:30
07:30
08:30
09:30
10:30
11:30
12:30
13:30
14:30
15:30
16:30
17:30
18:30
19:30
20:30

Shanghai Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CST – China Standard Time, UTC+8 (no daylight saving time)

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
24,874,500
Currency
Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Geographic Coordinates
31° 13' N Latitude / 121° 27' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+86
More About Shanghai
Shanghai local time and city facts

Defence Colony Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
IST – India Standard Time, UTC+5:30 (no daylight saving time)

Defence Colony Facts

Country
India
Currency
Rupee (INR)
Geographic Coordinates
28° 34' N Latitude / 77° 13' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+91
More About Defence Colony
Defence Colony local time and city facts
Current Time in India
India time now