Right now, local time in Kaifeng is 04:31 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kaifeng ranks #349 worldwide by population and #115 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 7m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Day length
- 10h 55m
- Solar noon
- 12:07
- Daylight range
- 9h 49m (winter) – 14h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kaifeng — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kaifeng through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.80° S, 65.69° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Unión, Argentina, about 46 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:31 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/San_Luis)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kaifeng today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:14
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Dhuhr
- 12:08
- Asr
- 15:09
- Maghrib
- 17:33
- Isha
- 18:53
- Qibla direction
- 280.0° from north (W (280°))
Full prayer timetable for Kaifeng — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kaifeng sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 55m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Kaifeng's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,388 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,788 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.80° N, 114.31° 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 | 13:31 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:31 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:31 | −11h |
| London | 20:31 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:31 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:31 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:31 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:01 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:31 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:31 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:31 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:31 | +3h |
Best time to call Kaifeng
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kaifeng local time:
Cities sharing Kaifeng's time zone
Distances from Kaifeng
| Hong Kong | 1,388 km | S (181°) |
| Tokyo | 2,301 km | E (80°) |
| Singapore | 3,875 km | SSW (199°) |
| Mumbai | 4,429 km | WSW (258°) |
| Dubai | 5,699 km | W (276°) |
| Moscow | 6,080 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,495 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 8,543 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,548 km | SSE (149°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,609 km | NE (41°) |
| Chicago | 11,200 km | NNE (16°) |
| São Paulo | 17,788 km | WNW (299°) |
Cities near Kaifeng
FAQ
What time is it in Kaifeng right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kaifeng (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kaifeng in?
Kaifeng runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Kaifeng observe daylight saving time?
Kaifeng does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kaifeng today?
Kaifeng sees sunrise at 06:40 and sunset at 17:35 today, giving 10h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kaifeng tonight?
The moon phase over Kaifeng tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kaifeng?
The antipode of Kaifeng — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.80° S, 65.69° W. It falls on land, near Unión, Argentina, about 46 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kaifeng?
Kaifeng lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kaifeng?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kaifeng, clocks run about 7 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.