Right now, local time in Laitan is 00:09 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Laitan ranks #23313 worldwide by population and #1765 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 38m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Day length
- 10h 58m
- Solar noon
- 12:38
- Daylight range
- 10h 12m (winter) – 14h 06m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Laitan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Laitan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.18° S, 73.51° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Coquimbo, Chile, about 211 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:09 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Laitan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:48
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Dhuhr
- 12:39
- Asr
- 15:43
- Maghrib
- 18:05
- Isha
- 19:22
- Qibla direction
- 278.7° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Laitan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Laitan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 58m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Laitan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,161 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,256 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.18° N, 106.49° 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 | 08:09 | −16h |
| Chicago | 10:09 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 13:09 | −11h |
| London | 16:09 | −8h |
| Paris | 17:09 | −7h |
| Moscow | 19:09 | −5h |
| Dubai | 20:09 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 21:39 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:09 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 00:09 | same time |
| Tokyo | 01:09 | +1h |
| Sydney | 03:09 | +3h |
Best time to call Laitan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Laitan local time:
Cities sharing Laitan's time zone
Distances from Laitan
| Hong Kong | 1,161 km | SE (137°) |
| Tokyo | 3,143 km | ENE (70°) |
| Singapore | 3,218 km | S (186°) |
| Mumbai | 3,603 km | WSW (258°) |
| Dubai | 5,027 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 5,980 km | NW (319°) |
| Paris | 8,466 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,466 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 8,530 km | SE (143°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,469 km | NE (37°) |
| Chicago | 11,873 km | N (11°) |
| São Paulo | 17,256 km | W (279°) |
Cities near Laitan
FAQ
What time is it in Laitan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Laitan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Laitan in?
Laitan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Laitan observe daylight saving time?
Laitan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Laitan today?
Laitan sees sunrise at 07:09 and sunset at 18:08 today, giving 10h 58m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Laitan tonight?
The moon phase over Laitan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Laitan?
The antipode of Laitan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.18° S, 73.51° W. It falls on land, near Coquimbo, Chile, about 211 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Laitan?
Laitan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Laitan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Laitan, clocks run about 38 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.