Right now, local time in Dandong is 04:33 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dandong ranks #717 worldwide by population and #231 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 33m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Day length
- 10h 40m
- Solar noon
- 11:27
- Daylight range
- 9h 19m (winter) – 15h 02m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dandong — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dandong through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 40.13° S, 55.61° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mar del Plata, Argentina, about 290 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:33 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dandong today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:35
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Dhuhr
- 11:27
- Asr
- 14:21
- Maghrib
- 16:45
- Isha
- 18:11
- Qibla direction
- 283.5° from north (WNW (283°))
Full prayer timetable for Dandong — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dandong sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Dandong's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,427 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,989 km off. Its position on the globe is 40.13° N, 124.39° 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 | 13:33 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −11h |
| London | 20:33 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:33 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:33 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +3h |
Best time to call Dandong
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dandong local time:
Cities sharing Dandong's time zone
Distances from Dandong
| Tokyo | 1,427 km | ESE (105°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,202 km | SSW (209°) |
| Singapore | 4,786 km | SSW (211°) |
| Mumbai | 5,418 km | W (260°) |
| Moscow | 6,244 km | NW (317°) |
| Dubai | 6,510 km | W (278°) |
| London | 8,498 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 8,604 km | NW (325°) |
| Sydney | 8,677 km | SSE (157°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,563 km | NE (48°) |
| Chicago | 10,341 km | NNE (23°) |
| São Paulo | 17,989 km | NNW (333°) |
Cities near Dandong
FAQ
What time is it in Dandong right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dandong (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Dandong in?
Dandong runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Dandong observe daylight saving time?
Dandong does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dandong today?
Dandong sees sunrise at 06:07 and sunset at 16:47 today, giving 10h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dandong tonight?
The moon phase over Dandong tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dandong?
The antipode of Dandong — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 40.13° S, 55.61° W. It falls on land, near Mar del Plata, Argentina, about 290 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dandong?
Dandong lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dandong?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dandong, clocks run about 33 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.