Right now, local time in Dongchuan is 21:12 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dongchuan 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 59m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Day length
- 11h 11m
- Solar noon
- 12:59
- Daylight range
- 10h 33m (winter) – 13h 44m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dongchuan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dongchuan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 25.48° S, 78.72° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Caldera, Chile, 807 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dongchuan today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:05
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Dhuhr
- 12:59
- Asr
- 16:10
- Maghrib
- 18:33
- Isha
- 19:47
- Qibla direction
- 279.6° from north (W (280°))
Full prayer timetable for Dongchuan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dongchuan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 11m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Dongchuan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,355 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,770 km off. Its position on the globe is 25.48° N, 101.28° 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 | 05:12 | −16h |
| Chicago | 07:12 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 10:12 | −11h |
| London | 13:12 | −8h |
| Paris | 14:12 | −7h |
| Moscow | 16:12 | −5h |
| Dubai | 17:12 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 18:42 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:12 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 21:12 | same time |
| Tokyo | 22:12 | +1h |
| Sydney | 00:12 | +3h |
Best time to call Dongchuan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dongchuan local time:
Cities sharing Dongchuan's time zone
Distances from Dongchuan
| Hong Kong | 1,355 km | ESE (102°) |
| Singapore | 2,696 km | S (174°) |
| Mumbai | 3,006 km | W (262°) |
| Tokyo | 3,821 km | ENE (63°) |
| Dubai | 4,596 km | W (280°) |
| Moscow | 6,058 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 8,445 km | SE (139°) |
| Paris | 8,518 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,559 km | NW (321°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,191 km | NE (34°) |
| Chicago | 12,469 km | N (7°) |
| São Paulo | 16,770 km | W (267°) |
Cities near Dongchuan
FAQ
What time is it in Dongchuan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dongchuan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Dongchuan in?
Dongchuan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Dongchuan observe daylight saving time?
Dongchuan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dongchuan today?
Dongchuan sees sunrise at 07:24 and sunset at 18:34 today, giving 11h 11m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dongchuan tonight?
The moon phase over Dongchuan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dongchuan?
The antipode of Dongchuan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 25.48° S, 78.72° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Caldera, Chile, roughly 807 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dongchuan?
Dongchuan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dongchuan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dongchuan, clocks run about 59 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.