Right now, local time in Caiyuan is 11:36 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Caiyuan ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #3373 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 25m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Day length
- 10h 57m
- Solar noon
- 11:35
- Daylight range
- 10h 09m (winter) – 14h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 54% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Caiyuan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Caiyuan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.72° S, 57.55° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Baltasar Brum, Uruguay, about 21 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 00:36 GMT-3 (America/Montevideo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Caiyuan today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:44
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Dhuhr
- 11:35
- Asr
- 14:39
- Maghrib
- 17:02
- Isha
- 18:19
- Qibla direction
- 285.3° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Caiyuan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Caiyuan 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.
Caiyuan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,245 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,673 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.72° N, 122.45° 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 | 19:36 | −16h |
| Chicago | 21:36 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 00:36 | −11h |
| London | 03:36 | −8h |
| Paris | 04:36 | −7h |
| Moscow | 06:36 | −5h |
| Dubai | 07:36 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 09:06 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 11:36 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 11:36 | same time |
| Tokyo | 12:36 | +1h |
| Sydney | 14:36 | +3h |
Best time to call Caiyuan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Caiyuan local time:
Cities sharing Caiyuan's time zone
Distances from Caiyuan
| Hong Kong | 1,245 km | SW (223°) |
| Tokyo | 1,693 km | ENE (66°) |
| Singapore | 3,811 km | SW (215°) |
| Mumbai | 5,127 km | W (267°) |
| Dubai | 6,524 km | WNW (283°) |
| Moscow | 6,920 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 7,791 km | SSE (155°) |
| London | 9,294 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 9,362 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,407 km | NE (46°) |
| Chicago | 11,374 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 18,673 km | NW (304°) |
Cities near Caiyuan
FAQ
What time is it in Caiyuan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Caiyuan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Caiyuan in?
Caiyuan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Caiyuan observe daylight saving time?
Caiyuan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Caiyuan today?
Caiyuan sees sunrise at 06:06 and sunset at 17:03 today, giving 10h 57m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Caiyuan tonight?
The moon phase over Caiyuan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 54.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Caiyuan?
The antipode of Caiyuan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.72° S, 57.55° W. It falls on land, near Baltasar Brum, Uruguay, about 21 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Caiyuan?
Caiyuan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Caiyuan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Caiyuan, clocks run about 25 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.