Right now, local time in Mingzhong is 04:55 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mingzhong ranks #76195 worldwide by population and #2964 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 29m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Day length
- 10h 52m
- Solar noon
- 12:29
- Daylight range
- 10h 04m (winter) – 14h 13m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mingzhong — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mingzhong through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.73° S, 71.18° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Illapel, Chile, about 11 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:55 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mingzhong today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:40
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Dhuhr
- 12:29
- Asr
- 15:31
- Maghrib
- 17:54
- Isha
- 19:12
- Qibla direction
- 278.8° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Mingzhong — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mingzhong sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 52m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Mingzhong's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,173 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,438 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.73° N, 108.82° 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 | 12:55 | −16h |
| Chicago | 14:55 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:55 | −11h |
| London | 20:55 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:55 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:55 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:55 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:25 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:55 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:55 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:55 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:55 | +3h |
Best time to call Mingzhong
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mingzhong local time:
Cities sharing Mingzhong's time zone
Distances from Mingzhong
| Hong Kong | 1,173 km | SSE (152°) |
| Tokyo | 2,877 km | ENE (73°) |
| Singapore | 3,419 km | S (190°) |
| Mumbai | 3,857 km | WSW (257°) |
| Dubai | 5,228 km | W (276°) |
| Moscow | 5,994 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,465 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 8,480 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,539 km | SE (145°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,197 km | NE (38°) |
| Chicago | 11,658 km | NNE (13°) |
| São Paulo | 17,438 km | WNW (285°) |
Cities near Mingzhong
FAQ
What time is it in Mingzhong right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mingzhong (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mingzhong in?
Mingzhong runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Mingzhong observe daylight saving time?
Mingzhong does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mingzhong today?
Mingzhong sees sunrise at 07:03 and sunset at 17:55 today, giving 10h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mingzhong tonight?
The moon phase over Mingzhong tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mingzhong?
The antipode of Mingzhong — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.73° S, 71.18° W. It falls on land, near Illapel, Chile, about 11 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mingzhong?
Mingzhong lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mingzhong?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mingzhong, clocks run about 29 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.