Right now, local time in Caotang is 06:16 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Caotang ranks #19734 worldwide by population and #1642 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 26m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Day length
- 10h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:26
- Daylight range
- 10h 08m (winter) – 14h 10m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Caotang — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Caotang through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.09° S, 70.38° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Combarbalá, Chile, about 60 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 19:16 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Caotang today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:36
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Dhuhr
- 12:26
- Asr
- 15:29
- Maghrib
- 17:52
- Isha
- 19:09
- Qibla direction
- 279.5° from north (W (280°))
Full prayer timetable for Caotang — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Caotang sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Caotang's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,074 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,530 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.09° N, 109.62° 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 | 14:16 | −16h |
| Chicago | 16:16 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 19:16 | −11h |
| London | 22:16 | −8h |
| Paris | 23:16 | −7h |
| Moscow | 01:16 | −5h |
| Dubai | 02:16 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 03:46 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:16 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 06:16 | same time |
| Tokyo | 07:16 | +1h |
| Sydney | 09:16 | +3h |
Best time to call Caotang
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Caotang local time:
Cities sharing Caotang's time zone
Distances from Caotang
| Hong Kong | 1,074 km | SSE (154°) |
| Tokyo | 2,826 km | ENE (71°) |
| Singapore | 3,363 km | SSW (192°) |
| Mumbai | 3,917 km | W (259°) |
| Dubai | 5,312 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 6,099 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,437 km | SE (145°) |
| London | 8,568 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 8,584 km | NW (320°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,205 km | NE (39°) |
| Chicago | 11,711 km | NNE (13°) |
| São Paulo | 17,530 km | WNW (284°) |
Cities near Caotang
FAQ
What time is it in Caotang right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Caotang (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Caotang in?
Caotang runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Caotang observe daylight saving time?
Caotang does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Caotang today?
Caotang sees sunrise at 06:59 and sunset at 17:53 today, giving 10h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Caotang tonight?
The moon phase over Caotang tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Caotang?
The antipode of Caotang — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.09° S, 70.38° W. It falls on land, near Combarbalá, Chile, about 60 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Caotang?
Caotang lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Caotang?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Caotang, clocks run about 26 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.