Right now, local time in Cixi is 04:31 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cixi ranks #345 worldwide by population and #113 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 20m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day length
- 11h 07m
- Solar noon
- 11:40
- Daylight range
- 10h 12m (winter) – 14h 06m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cixi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Cixi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.18° S, 58.75° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Sauce, Argentina, about 11 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:31 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cixi today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:45
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Dhuhr
- 11:40
- Asr
- 14:48
- Maghrib
- 17:12
- Isha
- 18:28
- Qibla direction
- 285.0° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Cixi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cixi sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 07m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Cixi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,122 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,606 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.18° N, 121.25° 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 | 13:31 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:31 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:31 | −11h |
| London | 20:31 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:31 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:31 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:31 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:01 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:31 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:31 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:31 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:31 | +3h |
Best time to call Cixi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Cixi local time:
Cities sharing Cixi's time zone
Distances from Cixi
| Hong Kong | 1,122 km | SW (221°) |
| Tokyo | 1,824 km | ENE (66°) |
| Singapore | 3,696 km | SSW (213°) |
| Mumbai | 5,008 km | W (267°) |
| Dubai | 6,425 km | WNW (283°) |
| Moscow | 6,894 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 7,786 km | SSE (154°) |
| London | 9,284 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 9,345 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,532 km | NE (46°) |
| Chicago | 11,473 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 18,606 km | WNW (299°) |
Cities near Cixi
FAQ
What time is it in Cixi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cixi (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Cixi in?
Cixi runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Cixi observe daylight saving time?
Cixi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cixi today?
Cixi sees sunrise at 06:06 and sunset at 17:13 today, giving 11h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cixi tonight?
The moon phase over Cixi tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cixi?
The antipode of Cixi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.18° S, 58.75° W. It falls on land, near Sauce, Argentina, about 11 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Cixi?
Cixi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Cixi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Cixi, clocks run about 20 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.