Right now, local time in Caotun is 00:48 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Caotun ranks #6478 worldwide by population and #29 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
- 17:18
- Day length
- 11h 13m
- Solar noon
- 11:42
- Daylight range
- 10h 39m (winter) – 13h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Caotun — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Caotun through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.98° S, 59.31° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Villa General Guemes, Argentina, about 88 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:48 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Caotun today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:47
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Dhuhr
- 11:42
- Asr
- 14:53
- Maghrib
- 17:17
- Isha
- 18:30
- Qibla direction
- 286.6° from north (WNW (287°))
Full prayer timetable for Caotun — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Caotun sits in the Asia/Taipei time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 13m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 89 cities we cover in Taiwan.
Caotun's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 691 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,724 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.98° N, 120.69° 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 | 08:48 | −16h |
| Chicago | 10:48 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 13:48 | −11h |
| London | 16:48 | −8h |
| Paris | 17:48 | −7h |
| Moscow | 19:48 | −5h |
| Dubai | 20:48 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 22:18 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:48 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 00:48 | same time |
| Tokyo | 01:48 | +1h |
| Sydney | 03:48 | +3h |
Best time to call Caotun
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Caotun local time:
Cities sharing Caotun's time zone
Distances from Caotun
| Hong Kong | 691 km | WSW (256°) |
| Tokyo | 2,242 km | NE (50°) |
| Singapore | 3,103 km | SW (218°) |
| Mumbai | 4,956 km | W (273°) |
| Dubai | 6,542 km | WNW (286°) |
| Sydney | 7,196 km | SSE (152°) |
| Moscow | 7,400 km | NW (322°) |
| London | 9,837 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 9,876 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,052 km | NE (46°) |
| Chicago | 12,134 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 18,724 km | W (270°) |
Cities near Caotun
FAQ
What time is it in Caotun right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Caotun (Taiwan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Caotun in?
Caotun runs on the Asia/Taipei IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Caotun observe daylight saving time?
Caotun does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Caotun today?
Caotun sees sunrise at 06:05 and sunset at 17:18 today, giving 11h 13m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Caotun tonight?
The moon phase over Caotun tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Caotun?
The antipode of Caotun — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.98° S, 59.31° W. It falls on land, near Villa General Guemes, Argentina, about 88 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Caotun?
Caotun lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Caotun?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Caotun, clocks run about 18 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.