Right now, local time in Qinhuangdao is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Qinhuangdao ranks #761 worldwide by population and #241 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 14m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Day length
- 10h 40m
- Solar noon
- 11:46
- Daylight range
- 9h 20m (winter) – 15h 00m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Qinhuangdao — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Qinhuangdao through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 39.94° S, 60.41° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Claromecó, Argentina, about 124 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 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 Qinhuangdao today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:55
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Dhuhr
- 11:46
- Asr
- 14:40
- Maghrib
- 17:05
- Isha
- 18:31
- Qibla direction
- 280.7° from north (W (281°))
Full prayer timetable for Qinhuangdao — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Qinhuangdao sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Qinhuangdao's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,823 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,781 km off. Its position on the globe is 39.94° N, 119.59° 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 Qinhuangdao
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Qinhuangdao local time:
Cities sharing Qinhuangdao's time zone
Distances from Qinhuangdao
| Tokyo | 1,823 km | E (99°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,025 km | SSW (196°) |
| Singapore | 4,578 km | SSW (204°) |
| Mumbai | 5,013 km | WSW (256°) |
| Moscow | 5,979 km | NW (316°) |
| Dubai | 6,106 km | W (275°) |
| London | 8,293 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 8,380 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 8,827 km | SSE (154°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,872 km | NE (45°) |
| Chicago | 10,512 km | NNE (20°) |
| São Paulo | 17,781 km | NW (321°) |
Cities near Qinhuangdao
FAQ
What time is it in Qinhuangdao right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Qinhuangdao (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Qinhuangdao in?
Qinhuangdao runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Qinhuangdao observe daylight saving time?
Qinhuangdao does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Qinhuangdao today?
Qinhuangdao sees sunrise at 06:26 and sunset at 17:06 today, giving 10h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Qinhuangdao tonight?
The moon phase over Qinhuangdao tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Qinhuangdao?
The antipode of Qinhuangdao — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 39.94° S, 60.41° W. It falls on land, near Claromecó, Argentina, about 124 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Qinhuangdao?
Qinhuangdao lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Qinhuangdao?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Qinhuangdao, clocks run about 14 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.