Time now in Nanchong, China 🇨🇳
04:35:14
Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Right now, local time in Nanchong is 04:35 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.

Nanchong ranks #241 worldwide by population and #85 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 40m behind the sun
ISO week
Week 44

Sunrise, sunset & moon today

Sunrise
07:08
Sunset
18:13
Day length
11h 05m
Solar noon
12:40
Daylight range
10h 09m (winter) – 14h 09m (summer)
Moon phase
🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated

Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Nanchong — golden hour, twilight and month view →

📍 Location & geography

Coordinates
30.7951° N, 106.0847° E
Hemisphere
Northern · Eastern
Elevation
At or near sea level
Region
Sichuan
Country
🇨🇳 China
Population
1,858,875 · #241 worldwide

🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth

Dig straight down from Nanchong through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.

Antipode coordinates
30.80° S, 73.92° W
Hemisphere
Southern · Western
What lies there
Land — nearest tracked city is Huentelauquén, Chile, about 243 km away
Local time at the antipode
17:35 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
Through the Earth
≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)

🕌 Prayer times in Nanchong today MWL

Fajr
05:46
Sunrise
07:07
Dhuhr
12:40
Asr
15:48
Maghrib
18:11
Isha
19:28
Qibla direction
278.1° from north (W (278°))

Full prayer timetable for Nanchong — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →

Nanchong sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 05m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.

Nanchong's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,238 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,207 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.80° N, 106.08° 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 Angeles13:35−15h
Chicago15:35−13h
São Paulo17:35−11h
London20:35−8h
Paris21:35−7h
Moscow23:35−5h
Dubai00:35−4h
Mumbai02:05−2h 30m
Singapore04:35same time
Hong Kong04:35same time
Tokyo05:35+1h
Sydney07:35+3h

Best time to call Nanchong

Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Nanchong local time:

Cities sharing Nanchong's time zone

Other cities in China

Distances from Nanchong

Hong Kong1,238 kmSE (138°)
Tokyo3,157 kmENE (71°)
Singapore3,283 kmS (185°)
Mumbai3,580 kmWSW (256°)
Dubai4,981 kmW (276°)
Moscow5,903 kmNW (319°)
London8,388 kmNW (322°)
Paris8,389 kmNW (319°)
Sydney8,608 kmSE (143°)
Los Angeles11,437 kmNE (36°)
Chicago11,813 kmN (11°)
São Paulo17,207 kmW (280°)

Cities near Nanchong

FAQ

What time is it in Nanchong right now?

The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Nanchong (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.

What time zone is Nanchong in?

Nanchong runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.

Does Nanchong observe daylight saving time?

Nanchong does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Nanchong today?

Nanchong sees sunrise at 07:08 and sunset at 18:13 today, giving 11h 05m of daylight.

What moon phase is visible over Nanchong tonight?

The moon phase over Nanchong tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.

What is the antipode of Nanchong?

The antipode of Nanchong — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.80° S, 73.92° W. It falls on land, near Huentelauquén, Chile, about 243 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.

How high above sea level is Nanchong?

Nanchong lies at or very near sea level.

What is solar time in Nanchong?

Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Nanchong, clocks run about 40 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.