Right now, local time in Chinatown is 10:34 (PDT, UTC-07:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chinatown ranks #23676 worldwide by population and #311 in Canada.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Vancouver PDT
- UTC offset
- UTC-07:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 57m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Day length
- 9h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:57
- Daylight range
- 8h 11m (winter) – 16h 15m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chinatown — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 49.2800° N, 123.1056° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- British Columbia
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Population
- 24,000 · #23676 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Chinatown through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 49.28° S, 56.89° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, 965 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Chinatown today ISNA
- Fajr
- 06:32
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Dhuhr
- 12:57
- Asr
- 15:23
- Maghrib
- 17:49
- Isha
- 19:19
- Qibla direction
- 16.7° from north (NNE (17°))
Full prayer timetable for Chinatown — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chinatown sits in the America/Vancouver time zone, UTC-07:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2865 cities we cover in Canada.
Chinatown's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Los Angeles, 1,740 km away; even Singapore lies some 12,822 km off. Its position on the globe is 49.28° N, 123.11° W, 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 | 09:34 | −1h |
| Chicago | 11:34 | +1h |
| São Paulo | 14:34 | +4h |
| London | 17:34 | +7h |
| Paris | 18:34 | +8h |
| Moscow | 20:34 | +10h |
| Dubai | 21:34 | +11h |
| Mumbai | 23:04 | +12h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:34 | +15h |
| Hong Kong | 01:34 | +15h |
| Tokyo | 02:34 | +16h |
| Sydney | 04:34 | +18h |
Best time to call Chinatown
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Chinatown local time:
Cities sharing Chinatown's time zone
Distances from Chinatown
| Los Angeles | 1,740 km | SSE (165°) |
| Chicago | 2,851 km | E (93°) |
| Tokyo | 7,554 km | WNW (300°) |
| London | 7,578 km | NE (34°) |
| Paris | 7,920 km | NE (34°) |
| Moscow | 8,199 km | N (11°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,252 km | NW (309°) |
| São Paulo | 11,050 km | ESE (115°) |
| Dubai | 11,725 km | N (1°) |
| Mumbai | 12,258 km | NNW (344°) |
| Sydney | 12,502 km | WSW (244°) |
| Singapore | 12,822 km | NW (306°) |
Cities near Chinatown
- Gastown1 km · 10:34
- Olympic Village1 km · 10:34
- Downtown Eastside1 km · 10:34
- Yaletown1 km · 10:34
- Downtown Vancouver1 km · 10:34
- Mount Pleasant2 km · 10:34
- Strathcona1 km · 10:34
- Mt Pleasant2 km · 10:34
FAQ
What time is it in Chinatown right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Chinatown (Canada), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Chinatown in?
Chinatown runs on the America/Vancouver IANA time zone (UTC-07:00), currently abbreviated PDT.
Does Chinatown observe daylight saving time?
Chinatown does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chinatown today?
Chinatown sees sunrise at 08:03 and sunset at 17:51 today, giving 9h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chinatown tonight?
The moon phase over Chinatown tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chinatown?
The antipode of Chinatown — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 49.28° S, 56.89° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, roughly 965 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Chinatown?
Chinatown lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Chinatown?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Chinatown, clocks run about 57 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.