Right now, local time in Chinatown is 15:55 (MDT, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chinatown ranks #104436 worldwide by population and #2072 in Canada.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Edmonton MDT
- UTC offset
- UTC-06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 81m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Day length
- 9h 39m
- Solar noon
- 13:21
- Daylight range
- 7h 54m (winter) – 16h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chinatown — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 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
- 51.05° S, 65.94° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, about 359 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:55 GMT+5 (Indian/Kerguelen)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Chinatown today ISNA
- Fajr
- 06:57
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Dhuhr
- 13:21
- Asr
- 15:41
- Maghrib
- 18:08
- Isha
- 19:41
- Qibla direction
- 25.0° from north (NNE (25°))
Full prayer timetable for Chinatown — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chinatown sits in the America/Edmonton time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 39m 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, 1,920 km away; even Singapore lies some 13,180 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.05° N, 114.06° 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 | 13:55 | −2h |
| Chicago | 15:55 | same time |
| São Paulo | 18:55 | +3h |
| London | 21:55 | +6h |
| Paris | 22:55 | +7h |
| Moscow | 00:55 | +9h |
| Dubai | 01:55 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 03:25 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:55 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 05:55 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 06:55 | +15h |
| Sydney | 08:55 | +17h |
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 | 1,920 km | SSW (192°) |
| Chicago | 2,250 km | ESE (107°) |
| London | 7,034 km | NE (40°) |
| Paris | 7,374 km | NE (40°) |
| Moscow | 7,854 km | NNE (16°) |
| Tokyo | 7,994 km | NW (305°) |
| São Paulo | 10,579 km | ESE (122°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,594 km | NW (316°) |
| Dubai | 11,466 km | N (10°) |
| Mumbai | 12,194 km | N (353°) |
| Sydney | 13,171 km | WSW (250°) |
| Singapore | 13,180 km | NW (316°) |
Cities near Chinatown
- Downtown Commercial Core1 km · 15:55
- Crescent Heights1 km · 15:55
- Centre City1 km · 15:55
- Beltline1 km · 15:55
- Sunnyside1 km · 15:55
- Eau Claire1 km · 15:55
- Mission2 km · 15:55
- Rosedale2 km · 15:55
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/Edmonton IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated MDT.
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 08:31 and sunset at 18:10 today, giving 9h 39m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chinatown tonight?
The moon phase over Chinatown tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chinatown?
The antipode of Chinatown — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.05° S, 65.94° E. It falls on land, near Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, about 359 km from that city. 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 81 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.