Right now, local time in Beidou is 23:14 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Beidou ranks #17802 worldwide by population and #52 in Taiwan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Taipei GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 18m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Day length
- 11h 15m
- Solar noon
- 11:42
- Daylight range
- 10h 40m (winter) – 13h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Beidou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Beidou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.87° S, 59.48° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Villa General Guemes, Argentina, about 98 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 12:14 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Beidou today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:47
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Dhuhr
- 11:42
- Asr
- 14:54
- Maghrib
- 17:18
- Isha
- 18:31
- Qibla direction
- 286.6° from north (WNW (287°))
Full prayer timetable for Beidou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Beidou sits in the Asia/Taipei time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 15m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 89 cities we cover in Taiwan.
Beidou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 672 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,707 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.87° N, 120.52° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 07:14 | −16h |
| Chicago | 09:14 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 12:14 | −11h |
| London | 15:14 | −8h |
| Paris | 16:14 | −7h |
| Moscow | 18:14 | −5h |
| Dubai | 19:14 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 20:44 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:14 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 23:14 | same time |
| Tokyo | 00:14 | +1h |
| Sydney | 02:14 | +3h |
Best time to call Beidou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Beidou local time:
Cities sharing Beidou's time zone
Distances from Beidou
| Hong Kong | 672 km | WSW (256°) |
| Tokyo | 2,262 km | NE (50°) |
| Singapore | 3,083 km | SW (218°) |
| Mumbai | 4,940 km | W (273°) |
| Dubai | 6,529 km | WNW (286°) |
| Sydney | 7,194 km | SSE (152°) |
| Moscow | 7,399 km | NW (323°) |
| London | 9,838 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 9,875 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,072 km | NE (46°) |
| Chicago | 12,151 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 18,707 km | W (269°) |
Cities near Beidou
FAQ
What time is it in Beidou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Beidou (Taiwan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Beidou in?
Beidou runs on the Asia/Taipei IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Beidou observe daylight saving time?
Beidou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Beidou today?
Beidou sees sunrise at 06:05 and sunset at 17:20 today, giving 11h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Beidou tonight?
The moon phase over Beidou tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Beidou?
The antipode of Beidou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.87° S, 59.48° W. It falls on land, near Villa General Guemes, Argentina, about 98 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Beidou?
Beidou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Beidou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Beidou, clocks run about 18 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.