Right now, local time in Qingdao is 03:29 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Qingdao ranks #47 worldwide by population and #21 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 17m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Day length
- 10h 43m
- Solar noon
- 11:43
- Daylight range
- 9h 42m (winter) – 14h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 68% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Qingdao — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Qingdao through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.06° S, 59.62° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Cacharí, Argentina, about 37 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 16:29 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 Qingdao today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:54
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Dhuhr
- 11:43
- Asr
- 14:40
- Maghrib
- 17:03
- Isha
- 18:25
- Qibla direction
- 282.6° from north (WNW (283°))
Full prayer timetable for Qingdao — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Qingdao sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Qingdao's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,642 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,146 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.06° N, 120.38° 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 | 12:29 | −15h |
| Chicago | 14:29 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 16:29 | −11h |
| London | 19:29 | −8h |
| Paris | 20:29 | −7h |
| Moscow | 22:29 | −5h |
| Dubai | 23:29 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 00:59 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:29 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 03:29 | same time |
| Tokyo | 04:29 | +1h |
| Sydney | 06:29 | +3h |
Best time to call Qingdao
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Qingdao local time:
Cities sharing Qingdao's time zone
Distances from Qingdao
| Hong Kong | 1,642 km | SSW (203°) |
| Tokyo | 1,737 km | E (86°) |
| Singapore | 4,221 km | SSW (208°) |
| Mumbai | 4,996 km | W (261°) |
| Dubai | 6,227 km | W (278°) |
| Moscow | 6,343 km | NW (318°) |
| Sydney | 8,409 km | SSE (154°) |
| London | 8,690 km | NNW (327°) |
| Paris | 8,767 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,129 km | NE (45°) |
| Chicago | 10,892 km | NNE (21°) |
| São Paulo | 18,146 km | NW (315°) |
Cities near Qingdao
- Shilaoren Shequ11 km · 03:29
- Kutao13 km · 03:29
- Shazikou15 km · 03:29
- Qiandengyingcun19 km · 03:29
- Beizhai22 km · 03:29
- Changjianglu Jiedao22 km · 03:29
- Chengyang27 km · 03:29
- Qingshancun29 km · 03:29
FAQ
What time is it in Qingdao right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Qingdao (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Qingdao in?
Qingdao runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Qingdao observe daylight saving time?
Qingdao does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Qingdao today?
Qingdao sees sunrise at 06:21 and sunset at 17:04 today, giving 10h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Qingdao tonight?
The moon phase over Qingdao tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 67.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Qingdao?
The antipode of Qingdao — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.06° S, 59.62° W. It falls on land, near Cacharí, Argentina, about 37 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Qingdao?
Qingdao lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Qingdao?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Qingdao, clocks run about 17 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.