Right now, local time in Datong is 04:35 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Datong ranks #124 worldwide by population and #54 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 11m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Day length
- 10h 40m
- Solar noon
- 12:11
- Daylight range
- 9h 19m (winter) – 15h 01m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Datong — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Datong through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 40.09° S, 66.71° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ministro Ramos Mexía, Argentina, about 66 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:35 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Salta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Datong today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:20
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Dhuhr
- 12:12
- Asr
- 15:05
- Maghrib
- 17:30
- Isha
- 18:56
- Qibla direction
- 276.9° from north (W (277°))
Full prayer timetable for Datong — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Datong 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.
Datong's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,978 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,385 km off. Its position on the globe is 40.09° N, 113.29° 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 | 13:35 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −11h |
| London | 20:35 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:35 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +3h |
Best time to call Datong
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Datong local time:
Cities sharing Datong's time zone
Distances from Datong
| Hong Kong | 1,978 km | S (177°) |
| Tokyo | 2,358 km | E (94°) |
| Singapore | 4,413 km | SSW (195°) |
| Mumbai | 4,503 km | WSW (251°) |
| Dubai | 5,570 km | W (271°) |
| Moscow | 5,592 km | NW (315°) |
| London | 7,967 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 8,032 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 9,099 km | SSE (149°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,222 km | NE (40°) |
| Chicago | 10,659 km | NNE (16°) |
| São Paulo | 17,385 km | NW (308°) |
Cities near Datong
FAQ
What time is it in Datong right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Datong (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Datong in?
Datong runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Datong observe daylight saving time?
Datong does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Datong today?
Datong sees sunrise at 06:51 and sunset at 17:31 today, giving 10h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Datong tonight?
The moon phase over Datong tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Datong?
The antipode of Datong — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 40.09° S, 66.71° W. It falls on land, near Ministro Ramos Mexía, Argentina, about 66 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Datong?
Datong lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Datong?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Datong, clocks run about 11 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.