Right now, local time in China is 22:21 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
China ranks #62105 worldwide by population and #1730 in Japan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo GMT+9
- UTC offset
- UTC+09:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 10m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Day length
- 11h 06m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 10h 25m (winter) – 13h 52m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for China — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from China through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 27.33° S, 51.43° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Erval Velho, Brazil, about 6 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:21 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in China today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:17
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 15:19
- Maghrib
- 17:42
- Isha
- 18:56
- Qibla direction
- 288.7° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for China — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
China sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 06m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
China's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,404 km away; even São Paulo lies some 19,375 km off. Its position on the globe is 27.33° N, 128.57° 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 | 05:21 | −17h |
| Chicago | 07:21 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 10:21 | −12h |
| London | 13:21 | −9h |
| Paris | 14:21 | −8h |
| Moscow | 16:21 | −6h |
| Dubai | 17:21 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 18:51 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:21 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 21:21 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 22:21 | same time |
| Sydney | 00:21 | +2h |
Best time to call China
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in China local time:
Distances from China
| Tokyo | 1,404 km | NE (46°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,555 km | WSW (252°) |
| Singapore | 3,912 km | SW (227°) |
| Mumbai | 5,724 km | W (273°) |
| Dubai | 7,195 km | WNW (287°) |
| Sydney | 7,212 km | SSE (159°) |
| Moscow | 7,584 km | NW (323°) |
| London | 9,920 km | NNW (331°) |
| Paris | 10,004 km | NNW (328°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,216 km | NE (50°) |
| Chicago | 11,468 km | NNE (27°) |
| São Paulo | 19,375 km | NW (310°) |
Cities near China
FAQ
What time is it in China right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in China (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is China in?
China runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does China observe daylight saving time?
China does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in China today?
China sees sunrise at 06:37 and sunset at 17:43 today, giving 11h 06m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over China tonight?
The moon phase over China tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of China?
The antipode of China — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 27.33° S, 51.43° W. It falls on land, near Erval Velho, Brazil, about 6 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is China?
China lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in China?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In China, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.