Right now, local time in Dali is 21:07 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dali 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 25m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Day length
- 10h 45m
- Solar noon
- 12:25
- Daylight range
- 9h 49m (winter) – 14h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dali — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dali through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.80° S, 70.06° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Coya, Chile, about 79 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:07 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dali today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:36
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Dhuhr
- 12:25
- Asr
- 15:23
- Maghrib
- 17:46
- Isha
- 19:06
- Qibla direction
- 277.8° from north (W (278°))
Full prayer timetable for Dali — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dali sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Dali's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,447 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,429 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.80° N, 109.94° 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 | 05:07 | −16h |
| Chicago | 07:07 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 10:07 | −11h |
| London | 13:07 | −8h |
| Paris | 14:07 | −7h |
| Moscow | 16:07 | −5h |
| Dubai | 17:07 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 18:37 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:07 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 21:07 | same time |
| Tokyo | 22:07 | +1h |
| Sydney | 00:07 | +3h |
Best time to call Dali
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dali local time:
Cities sharing Dali's time zone
Distances from Dali
| Hong Kong | 1,447 km | SSE (162°) |
| Tokyo | 2,693 km | E (79°) |
| Singapore | 3,773 km | S (191°) |
| Mumbai | 4,043 km | WSW (254°) |
| Dubai | 5,301 km | W (274°) |
| Moscow | 5,811 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 8,257 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 8,289 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,761 km | SE (146°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,865 km | NE (39°) |
| Chicago | 11,303 km | NNE (13°) |
| São Paulo | 17,429 km | WNW (293°) |
Cities near Dali
FAQ
What time is it in Dali right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dali (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Dali in?
Dali runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Dali observe daylight saving time?
Dali does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dali today?
Dali sees sunrise at 07:02 and sunset at 17:47 today, giving 10h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dali tonight?
The moon phase over Dali tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dali?
The antipode of Dali — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.80° S, 70.06° W. It falls on land, near Coya, Chile, about 79 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dali?
Dali lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dali?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dali, clocks run about 25 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.