Right now, local time in Dongguan is 15:28 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dongguan ranks #26 worldwide by population and #12 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 9m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Day length
- 11h 17m
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Daylight range
- 10h 43m (winter) – 13h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 52% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dongguan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dongguan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.02° S, 66.25° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Susques, Argentina, about 44 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:28 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Jujuy)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dongguan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:14
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 17:47
- Isha
- 18:59
- Qibla direction
- 284.7° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Dongguan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dongguan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 17m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Dongguan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 89 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,012 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.02° N, 113.75° 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 | 23:28 | −16h |
| Chicago | 01:28 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 04:28 | −11h |
| London | 07:28 | −8h |
| Paris | 08:28 | −7h |
| Moscow | 10:28 | −5h |
| Dubai | 11:28 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 12:58 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 15:28 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 15:28 | same time |
| Tokyo | 16:28 | +1h |
| Sydney | 18:28 | +3h |
Best time to call Dongguan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dongguan local time:
Cities sharing Dongguan's time zone
Distances from Dongguan
| Hong Kong | 89 km | SSE (151°) |
| Singapore | 2,637 km | SSW (205°) |
| Tokyo | 2,869 km | NE (55°) |
| Mumbai | 4,254 km | W (272°) |
| Dubai | 5,889 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 7,052 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,464 km | SSE (147°) |
| London | 9,535 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 9,539 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,622 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 12,471 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 18,012 km | W (264°) |
Cities near Dongguan
FAQ
What time is it in Dongguan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dongguan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Dongguan in?
Dongguan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Dongguan observe daylight saving time?
Dongguan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dongguan today?
Dongguan sees sunrise at 06:31 and sunset at 17:48 today, giving 11h 17m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dongguan tonight?
The moon phase over Dongguan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 52.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dongguan?
The antipode of Dongguan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.02° S, 66.25° W. It falls on land, near Susques, Argentina, about 44 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dongguan?
Dongguan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dongguan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dongguan, clocks run about 9 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.