Right now, local time in Jilin is 04:35 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Jilin ranks #235 worldwide by population and #82 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 42m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Day length
- 10h 28m
- Solar noon
- 11:18
- Daylight range
- 8h 54m (winter) – 15h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Jilin — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Jilin through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 43.85° S, 53.44° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Miramar, Argentina, 721 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Jilin today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:27
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Dhuhr
- 11:19
- Asr
- 14:05
- Maghrib
- 16:30
- Isha
- 18:02
- Qibla direction
- 283.7° from north (WNW (284°))
Full prayer timetable for Jilin — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Jilin sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 28m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Jilin's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,440 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,674 km off. Its position on the globe is 43.85° N, 126.56° 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 Jilin
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Jilin local time:
Cities sharing Jilin's time zone
Distances from Jilin
| Tokyo | 1,440 km | SE (125°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,650 km | SSW (209°) |
| Singapore | 5,233 km | SSW (212°) |
| Mumbai | 5,670 km | WSW (259°) |
| Moscow | 6,064 km | NW (316°) |
| Dubai | 6,634 km | W (277°) |
| London | 8,239 km | NNW (329°) |
| Paris | 8,365 km | NW (326°) |
| Sydney | 8,996 km | SSE (159°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,155 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 9,891 km | NNE (25°) |
| São Paulo | 17,674 km | NNW (342°) |
Cities near Jilin
FAQ
What time is it in Jilin right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Jilin (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Jilin in?
Jilin runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Jilin observe daylight saving time?
Jilin does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Jilin today?
Jilin sees sunrise at 06:04 and sunset at 16:32 today, giving 10h 28m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Jilin tonight?
The moon phase over Jilin tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Jilin?
The antipode of Jilin — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 43.85° S, 53.44° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Miramar, Argentina, roughly 721 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Jilin?
Jilin lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Jilin?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Jilin, clocks run about 42 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.