Right now, local time in Caidian is 20:40 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Caidian ranks #8678 worldwide by population and #932 in China.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 8m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Day length
- 10h 57m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 10h 10m (winter) – 14h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Caidian — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Caidian through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.58° S, 65.97° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Castro Barros, Argentina, about 23 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:40 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/La_Rioja)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Caidian today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:17
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Dhuhr
- 12:08
- Asr
- 15:13
- Maghrib
- 17:36
- Isha
- 18:52
- Qibla direction
- 281.7° from north (WNW (282°))
Full prayer timetable for Caidian — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Caidian sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 57m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Caidian's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 919 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,951 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.58° N, 114.03° 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 | 04:40 | −16h |
| Chicago | 06:40 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 09:40 | −11h |
| London | 12:40 | −8h |
| Paris | 13:40 | −7h |
| Moscow | 15:40 | −5h |
| Dubai | 16:40 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 18:10 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:40 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 20:40 | same time |
| Tokyo | 21:40 | +1h |
| Sydney | 23:40 | +3h |
Best time to call Caidian
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Caidian local time:
Cities sharing Caidian's time zone
Distances from Caidian
| Hong Kong | 919 km | S (179°) |
| Tokyo | 2,448 km | ENE (70°) |
| Singapore | 3,424 km | SSW (200°) |
| Mumbai | 4,323 km | W (263°) |
| Dubai | 5,737 km | W (279°) |
| Moscow | 6,416 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,160 km | SSE (148°) |
| London | 8,862 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 8,894 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,977 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 11,657 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 17,951 km | WNW (288°) |
Cities near Caidian
- Wujiashan10 km · 20:40
- Wuhan22 km · 20:40
- Pánlóngchéng Jīngjì Kāifāqū26 km · 20:40
- Wuchang26 km · 20:40
- Jiang’an Qu26 km · 20:40
- Hanchuan27 km · 20:40
- Xiaogan40 km · 20:40
- Zhifang38 km · 20:40
FAQ
What time is it in Caidian right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Caidian (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Caidian in?
Caidian runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Caidian observe daylight saving time?
Caidian does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Caidian today?
Caidian sees sunrise at 06:40 and sunset at 17:37 today, giving 10h 57m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Caidian tonight?
The moon phase over Caidian tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Caidian?
The antipode of Caidian — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.58° S, 65.97° W. It falls on land, near Castro Barros, Argentina, about 23 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Caidian?
Caidian lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Caidian?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Caidian, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.