Right now, local time in Mingzhou is 02:48 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mingzhou ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #3373 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 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Day length
- 10h 36m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 9h 37m (winter) – 14h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mingzhou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mingzhou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.98° S, 64.74° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is General Acha, Argentina, about 46 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:48 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Salta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mingzhou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:17
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 14:57
- Maghrib
- 17:20
- Isha
- 18:43
- Qibla direction
- 279.5° from north (W (280°))
Full prayer timetable for Mingzhou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mingzhou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 36m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Mingzhou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,634 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,730 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.98° N, 115.26° 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 | 10:48 | −16h |
| Chicago | 12:48 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 15:48 | −11h |
| London | 18:48 | −8h |
| Paris | 19:48 | −7h |
| Moscow | 21:48 | −5h |
| Dubai | 22:48 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 00:18 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:48 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 02:48 | same time |
| Tokyo | 03:48 | +1h |
| Sydney | 05:48 | +3h |
Best time to call Mingzhou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mingzhou local time:
Cities sharing Mingzhou's time zone
Distances from Mingzhou
| Hong Kong | 1,634 km | S (184°) |
| Tokyo | 2,187 km | E (86°) |
| Singapore | 4,132 km | SSW (199°) |
| Mumbai | 4,569 km | WSW (256°) |
| Dubai | 5,760 km | W (275°) |
| Moscow | 5,960 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 8,347 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 8,408 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,714 km | SSE (150°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,370 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 10,943 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 17,730 km | NW (306°) |
Cities near Mingzhou
FAQ
What time is it in Mingzhou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mingzhou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mingzhou in?
Mingzhou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Mingzhou observe daylight saving time?
Mingzhou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mingzhou today?
Mingzhou sees sunrise at 06:45 and sunset at 17:21 today, giving 10h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mingzhou tonight?
The moon phase over Mingzhou tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mingzhou?
The antipode of Mingzhou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.98° S, 64.74° W. It falls on land, near General Acha, 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 Mingzhou?
Mingzhou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mingzhou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mingzhou, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.