Right now, local time in Chikan is 04:54 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chikan 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 23m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Day length
- 11h 20m
- Solar noon
- 12:23
- Daylight range
- 10h 50m (winter) – 13h 26m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chikan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Chikan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.27° S, 69.64° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Pica, Chile, about 92 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:54 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Chikan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:27
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Dhuhr
- 12:23
- Asr
- 15:37
- Maghrib
- 18:02
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 284.6° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Chikan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chikan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 20m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Chikan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 410 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,639 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.27° N, 110.36° 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 | 12:54 | −16h |
| Chicago | 14:54 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:54 | −11h |
| London | 20:54 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:54 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:54 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:54 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:24 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:54 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:54 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:54 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:54 | +3h |
Best time to call Chikan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Chikan local time:
Cities sharing Chikan's time zone
Distances from Chikan
| Hong Kong | 410 km | ENE (73°) |
| Singapore | 2,326 km | SSW (199°) |
| Tokyo | 3,266 km | NE (54°) |
| Mumbai | 3,914 km | W (273°) |
| Dubai | 5,604 km | WNW (286°) |
| Moscow | 6,995 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,503 km | SE (144°) |
| Paris | 9,474 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 9,491 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,999 km | NE (41°) |
| Chicago | 12,753 km | NNE (15°) |
| São Paulo | 17,639 km | W (260°) |
Cities near Chikan
FAQ
What time is it in Chikan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Chikan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Chikan in?
Chikan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Chikan observe daylight saving time?
Chikan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chikan today?
Chikan sees sunrise at 06:43 and sunset at 18:03 today, giving 11h 20m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chikan tonight?
The moon phase over Chikan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chikan?
The antipode of Chikan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.27° S, 69.64° W. It falls on land, near Pica, Chile, about 92 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Chikan?
Chikan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Chikan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Chikan, clocks run about 23 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.