Right now, local time in Kaohsiung is 04:35 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kaohsiung ranks #149 worldwide by population and #4 in Taiwan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Taipei GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 17m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Day length
- 11h 23m
- Solar noon
- 11:43
- Daylight range
- 10h 45m (winter) – 13h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kaohsiung — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kaohsiung through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 22.62° S, 59.69° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Loma Plata, Paraguay, about 30 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:35 GMT-3 (America/Asuncion)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kaohsiung today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:45
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Dhuhr
- 11:44
- Asr
- 14:58
- Maghrib
- 17:24
- Isha
- 18:35
- Qibla direction
- 286.8° from north (WNW (287°))
Full prayer timetable for Kaohsiung — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kaohsiung sits in the Asia/Taipei 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 89 cities we cover in Taiwan.
Kaohsiung's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 632 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,676 km off. Its position on the globe is 22.62° N, 120.31° 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 | 13:35 | −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 Kaohsiung
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kaohsiung local time:
Cities sharing Kaohsiung's time zone
Distances from Kaohsiung
| Hong Kong | 632 km | W (268°) |
| Tokyo | 2,370 km | NE (48°) |
| Singapore | 2,961 km | SW (219°) |
| Mumbai | 4,928 km | W (275°) |
| Dubai | 6,548 km | WNW (287°) |
| Sydney | 7,081 km | SSE (152°) |
| Moscow | 7,497 km | NW (323°) |
| London | 9,944 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 9,977 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,185 km | NE (46°) |
| Chicago | 12,289 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 18,676 km | W (263°) |
Cities near Kaohsiung
FAQ
What time is it in Kaohsiung right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kaohsiung (Taiwan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kaohsiung in?
Kaohsiung runs on the Asia/Taipei IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Kaohsiung observe daylight saving time?
Kaohsiung does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kaohsiung today?
Kaohsiung sees sunrise at 06:02 and sunset at 17:25 today, giving 11h 23m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kaohsiung tonight?
The moon phase over Kaohsiung tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kaohsiung?
The antipode of Kaohsiung — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 22.62° S, 59.69° W. It falls on land, near Loma Plata, Paraguay, about 30 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kaohsiung?
Kaohsiung lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kaohsiung?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kaohsiung, clocks run about 17 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.