Right now, local time in Qilian is 06:22 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Qilian ranks #22346 worldwide by population and #1732 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 63m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Day length
- 10h 32m
- Solar noon
- 13:03
- Daylight range
- 9h 30m (winter) – 14h 49m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Qilian — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Qilian through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.18° S, 79.76° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Lebu, Chile, 539 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Qilian today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:17
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Dhuhr
- 13:04
- Asr
- 15:55
- Maghrib
- 18:18
- Isha
- 19:42
- Qibla direction
- 270.2° from north (W (270°))
Full prayer timetable for Qilian — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Qilian sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 32m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Qilian's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 2,208 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,486 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.18° N, 100.24° 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 | 14:22 | −16h |
| Chicago | 16:22 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 19:22 | −11h |
| London | 22:22 | −8h |
| Paris | 23:22 | −7h |
| Moscow | 01:22 | −5h |
| Dubai | 02:22 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 03:52 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:22 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 06:22 | same time |
| Tokyo | 07:22 | +1h |
| Sydney | 09:22 | +3h |
Best time to call Qilian
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Qilian local time:
Cities sharing Qilian's time zone
Distances from Qilian
| Hong Kong | 2,208 km | SE (139°) |
| Mumbai | 3,395 km | WSW (239°) |
| Tokyo | 3,491 km | E (82°) |
| Singapore | 4,112 km | S (174°) |
| Dubai | 4,438 km | W (265°) |
| Moscow | 4,938 km | NW (314°) |
| London | 7,415 km | NW (318°) |
| Paris | 7,424 km | NW (315°) |
| Sydney | 9,583 km | SE (140°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,055 km | NNE (32°) |
| Chicago | 11,077 km | N (6°) |
| São Paulo | 16,486 km | WNW (288°) |
Cities near Qilian
FAQ
What time is it in Qilian right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Qilian (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Qilian in?
Qilian runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Qilian observe daylight saving time?
Qilian does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Qilian today?
Qilian sees sunrise at 07:47 and sunset at 18:19 today, giving 10h 32m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Qilian tonight?
The moon phase over Qilian tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Qilian?
The antipode of Qilian — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.18° S, 79.76° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Lebu, Chile, roughly 539 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Qilian?
Qilian lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Qilian?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Qilian, clocks run about 63 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.