Right now, local time in Nancun is 02:49 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Nancun ranks #5009 worldwide by population and #615 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 16m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Day length
- 10h 38m
- Solar noon
- 11:44
- Daylight range
- 9h 40m (winter) – 14h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Nancun — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Nancun through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.53° S, 59.87° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tapalqué, Argentina, about 24 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:49 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Nancun today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:57
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Dhuhr
- 11:44
- Asr
- 14:39
- Maghrib
- 17:01
- Isha
- 18:24
- Qibla direction
- 282.3° from north (WNW (282°))
Full prayer timetable for Nancun — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Nancun sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 38m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Nancun's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,682 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,094 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.53° N, 120.13° 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 | 10:49 | −16h |
| Chicago | 12:49 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 15:49 | −11h |
| London | 18:49 | −8h |
| Paris | 19:49 | −7h |
| Moscow | 21:49 | −5h |
| Dubai | 22:49 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 00:19 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:49 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 02:49 | same time |
| Tokyo | 03:49 | +1h |
| Sydney | 05:49 | +3h |
Best time to call Nancun
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Nancun local time:
Cities sharing Nancun's time zone
Distances from Nancun
| Hong Kong | 1,682 km | SSW (202°) |
| Tokyo | 1,756 km | E (87°) |
| Singapore | 4,257 km | SSW (207°) |
| Mumbai | 4,983 km | W (260°) |
| Dubai | 6,197 km | W (278°) |
| Moscow | 6,290 km | NW (318°) |
| Sydney | 8,466 km | SSE (154°) |
| London | 8,634 km | NNW (327°) |
| Paris | 8,712 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,108 km | NE (45°) |
| Chicago | 10,851 km | NNE (20°) |
| São Paulo | 18,094 km | NW (315°) |
Cities near Nancun
FAQ
What time is it in Nancun right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Nancun (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Nancun in?
Nancun runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Nancun observe daylight saving time?
Nancun does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Nancun today?
Nancun sees sunrise at 06:25 and sunset at 17:03 today, giving 10h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Nancun tonight?
The moon phase over Nancun tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Nancun?
The antipode of Nancun — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.53° S, 59.87° W. It falls on land, near Tapalqué, Argentina, about 24 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Nancun?
Nancun lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Nancun?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Nancun, clocks run about 16 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.