Right now, local time in Nanchang is 04:35 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Nanchang ranks #179 worldwide by population and #68 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 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Day length
- 11h 10m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 10h 19m (winter) – 13h 58m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Nanchang — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Nanchang through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.68° S, 64.15° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Villa Atamisqui, Argentina, about 38 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:35 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Nanchang today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:06
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Dhuhr
- 12:01
- Asr
- 15:11
- Maghrib
- 17:35
- Isha
- 18:50
- Qibla direction
- 283.2° from north (WNW (283°))
Full prayer timetable for Nanchang — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Nanchang sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 10m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Nanchang's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 727 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,178 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.68° N, 115.85° 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 Nanchang
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Nanchang local time:
Cities sharing Nanchang's time zone
Distances from Nanchang
| Hong Kong | 727 km | SSW (194°) |
| Tokyo | 2,367 km | ENE (65°) |
| Singapore | 3,297 km | SSW (205°) |
| Mumbai | 4,477 km | W (266°) |
| Dubai | 5,949 km | WNW (282°) |
| Moscow | 6,690 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 7,888 km | SSE (149°) |
| London | 9,135 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 9,169 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,015 km | NE (43°) |
| Chicago | 11,807 km | NNE (18°) |
| São Paulo | 18,178 km | WNW (284°) |
Cities near Nanchang
FAQ
What time is it in Nanchang right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Nanchang (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Nanchang in?
Nanchang runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Nanchang observe daylight saving time?
Nanchang does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Nanchang today?
Nanchang sees sunrise at 06:26 and sunset at 17:36 today, giving 11h 10m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Nanchang tonight?
The moon phase over Nanchang tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Nanchang?
The antipode of Nanchang — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.68° S, 64.15° W. It falls on land, near Villa Atamisqui, Argentina, about 38 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Nanchang?
Nanchang lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Nanchang?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Nanchang, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.