Right now, local time in Nanjing is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Nanjing ranks #31 worldwide by population and #15 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 11m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Day length
- 11h 02m
- Solar noon
- 11:49
- Daylight range
- 10h 03m (winter) – 14h 15m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Nanjing — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Nanjing through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 32.06° S, 61.22° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Gálvez, Argentina, about 4 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Nanjing today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:56
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Dhuhr
- 11:50
- Asr
- 14:55
- Maghrib
- 17:19
- Isha
- 18:37
- Qibla direction
- 283.2° from north (WNW (283°))
Full prayer timetable for Nanjing — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Nanjing sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 02m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Nanjing's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,175 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,299 km off. Its position on the globe is 32.06° N, 118.78° 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 | 13:34 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −11h |
| London | 20:34 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +3h |
Best time to call Nanjing
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Nanjing local time:
Cities sharing Nanjing's time zone
Distances from Nanjing
| Hong Kong | 1,175 km | SSW (204°) |
| Tokyo | 1,968 km | ENE (72°) |
| Singapore | 3,758 km | SSW (208°) |
| Mumbai | 4,790 km | W (264°) |
| Dubai | 6,153 km | W (280°) |
| Moscow | 6,582 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,079 km | SSE (152°) |
| London | 8,980 km | NNW (326°) |
| Paris | 9,038 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,550 km | NE (44°) |
| Chicago | 11,361 km | NNE (20°) |
| São Paulo | 18,299 km | WNW (300°) |
Cities near Nanjing
- Meiyuan Xincun2 km · 04:34
- Wulaocun3 km · 04:34
- Binhu4 km · 04:34
- Qinhong6 km · 04:34
- Ningnan9 km · 04:34
- Xiaolingwei8 km · 04:34
- Yaohua11 km · 04:34
- Dongshan13 km · 04:34
FAQ
What time is it in Nanjing right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Nanjing (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Nanjing in?
Nanjing runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Nanjing observe daylight saving time?
Nanjing does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Nanjing today?
Nanjing sees sunrise at 06:18 and sunset at 17:20 today, giving 11h 02m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Nanjing tonight?
The moon phase over Nanjing tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Nanjing?
The antipode of Nanjing — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 32.06° S, 61.22° W. It falls on land, near Gálvez, Argentina, about 4 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Nanjing?
Nanjing lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Nanjing?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Nanjing, clocks run about 11 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.