Right now, local time in Jinan is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Jinan ranks #38 worldwide by population and #18 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 3m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Day length
- 10h 50m
- Solar noon
- 11:57
- Daylight range
- 9h 39m (winter) – 14h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Jinan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Jinan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.67° S, 63.00° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Salliqueló, Argentina, about 10 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Jinan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:04
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Dhuhr
- 11:57
- Asr
- 14:56
- Maghrib
- 17:20
- Isha
- 18:42
- Qibla direction
- 280.6° from north (W (281°))
Full prayer timetable for Jinan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Jinan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Jinan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,619 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,875 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.67° N, 117.00° 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 Jinan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Jinan local time:
Cities sharing Jinan's time zone
Distances from Jinan
| Hong Kong | 1,619 km | S (190°) |
| Tokyo | 2,035 km | E (86°) |
| Singapore | 4,154 km | SSW (202°) |
| Mumbai | 4,711 km | WSW (258°) |
| Dubai | 5,918 km | W (276°) |
| Moscow | 6,090 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 8,465 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 8,531 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 8,608 km | SSE (151°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,292 km | NE (43°) |
| Chicago | 10,930 km | NNE (18°) |
| São Paulo | 17,875 km | NW (308°) |
Cities near Jinan
FAQ
What time is it in Jinan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Jinan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Jinan in?
Jinan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Jinan observe daylight saving time?
Jinan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Jinan today?
Jinan sees sunrise at 06:32 and sunset at 17:21 today, giving 10h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Jinan tonight?
The moon phase over Jinan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Jinan?
The antipode of Jinan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.67° S, 63.00° W. It falls on land, near Salliqueló, Argentina, about 10 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Jinan?
Jinan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Jinan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Jinan, clocks run about 3 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.