Right now, local time in Lijiang is 00:09 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Lijiang ranks #2923 worldwide by population and #464 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 63m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Day length
- 11h 07m
- Solar noon
- 13:03
- Daylight range
- 10h 27m (winter) – 13h 50m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Lijiang — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Lijiang through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 26.87° S, 79.78° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Huasco, Chile, 861 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Lijiang today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:11
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Dhuhr
- 13:04
- Asr
- 16:12
- Maghrib
- 18:35
- Isha
- 19:49
- Qibla direction
- 278.3° from north (W (278°))
Full prayer timetable for Lijiang — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Lijiang sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 07m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Lijiang's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,497 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,669 km off. Its position on the globe is 26.87° N, 100.22° 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 Lijiang
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Lijiang local time:
Cities sharing Lijiang's time zone
Distances from Lijiang
| Hong Kong | 1,497 km | ESE (107°) |
| Singapore | 2,863 km | S (172°) |
| Mumbai | 2,927 km | WSW (258°) |
| Tokyo | 3,849 km | ENE (65°) |
| Dubai | 4,467 km | W (278°) |
| Moscow | 5,871 km | NW (321°) |
| Paris | 8,332 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,371 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,631 km | SE (139°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,121 km | NNE (33°) |
| Chicago | 12,328 km | N (6°) |
| São Paulo | 16,669 km | W (269°) |
Cities near Lijiang
FAQ
What time is it in Lijiang right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Lijiang (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Lijiang in?
Lijiang runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Lijiang observe daylight saving time?
Lijiang does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Lijiang today?
Lijiang sees sunrise at 07:30 and sunset at 18:37 today, giving 11h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Lijiang tonight?
The moon phase over Lijiang tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Lijiang?
The antipode of Lijiang — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 26.87° S, 79.78° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Huasco, Chile, roughly 861 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Lijiang?
Lijiang lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Lijiang?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Lijiang, clocks run about 63 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.