Right now, local time in Dongcheng is 02:38 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dongcheng 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 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Day length
- 11h 18m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 10h 48m (winter) – 13h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dongcheng — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dongcheng through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.88° S, 67.99° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, about 116 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:38 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dongcheng today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:21
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 15:30
- Maghrib
- 17:54
- Isha
- 19:06
- Qibla direction
- 284.7° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Dongcheng — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dongcheng sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 18m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Dongcheng's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 228 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,818 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.88° N, 112.01° 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 | 10:38 | −16h |
| Chicago | 12:38 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 15:38 | −11h |
| London | 18:38 | −8h |
| Paris | 19:38 | −7h |
| Moscow | 21:38 | −5h |
| Dubai | 22:38 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 00:08 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:38 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 02:38 | same time |
| Tokyo | 03:38 | +1h |
| Sydney | 05:38 | +3h |
Best time to call Dongcheng
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dongcheng local time:
Cities sharing Dongcheng's time zone
Distances from Dongcheng
| Hong Kong | 228 km | ENE (77°) |
| Singapore | 2,449 km | SSW (202°) |
| Tokyo | 3,088 km | NE (54°) |
| Mumbai | 4,081 km | W (273°) |
| Dubai | 5,750 km | WNW (286°) |
| Moscow | 7,044 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,459 km | SE (145°) |
| Paris | 9,527 km | NW (322°) |
| London | 9,535 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,835 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 12,643 km | NNE (16°) |
| São Paulo | 17,818 km | W (261°) |
Cities near Dongcheng
FAQ
What time is it in Dongcheng right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dongcheng (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Dongcheng in?
Dongcheng runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Dongcheng observe daylight saving time?
Dongcheng does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dongcheng today?
Dongcheng sees sunrise at 06:37 and sunset at 17:55 today, giving 11h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dongcheng tonight?
The moon phase over Dongcheng tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dongcheng?
The antipode of Dongcheng — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.88° S, 67.99° W. It falls on land, near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, about 116 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dongcheng?
Dongcheng lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dongcheng?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dongcheng, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.