Right now, local time in Foshan is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Foshan ranks #33 worldwide by population and #17 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 12m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Day length
- 11h 23m
- Solar noon
- 12:12
- Daylight range
- 10h 43m (winter) – 13h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Foshan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Foshan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.03° S, 66.87° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Susques, Argentina, about 66 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Jujuy)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Foshan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:14
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Dhuhr
- 12:12
- Asr
- 15:27
- Maghrib
- 17:52
- Isha
- 19:04
- Qibla direction
- 284.6° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Foshan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Foshan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 23m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Foshan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 132 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,949 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.03° N, 113.13° 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 | 13:34 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −11h |
| London | 20:34 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +3h |
Best time to call Foshan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Foshan local time:
Cities sharing Foshan's time zone
Distances from Foshan
| Hong Kong | 132 km | SE (126°) |
| Singapore | 2,612 km | SSW (204°) |
| Tokyo | 2,920 km | NE (55°) |
| Mumbai | 4,191 km | W (272°) |
| Dubai | 5,827 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 7,013 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,500 km | SSE (146°) |
| London | 9,498 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 9,499 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,664 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 12,488 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 17,949 km | W (264°) |
Cities near Foshan
FAQ
What time is it in Foshan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Foshan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Foshan in?
Foshan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Foshan observe daylight saving time?
Foshan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Foshan today?
Foshan sees sunrise at 06:31 and sunset at 17:53 today, giving 11h 23m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Foshan tonight?
The moon phase over Foshan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Foshan?
The antipode of Foshan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.03° S, 66.87° W. It falls on land, near Susques, 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 Foshan?
Foshan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Foshan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Foshan, clocks run about 12 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.