Right now, local time in Rizhao is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Rizhao ranks #881 worldwide by population and #267 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
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day length
- 10h 53m
- Solar noon
- 11:46
- Daylight range
- 9h 46m (winter) – 14h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Rizhao — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Rizhao through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.41° S, 60.47° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Bragado, Argentina, about 33 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 Rizhao today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:54
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Dhuhr
- 11:47
- Asr
- 14:48
- Maghrib
- 17:12
- Isha
- 18:32
- Qibla direction
- 282.4° from north (WNW (282°))
Full prayer timetable for Rizhao — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Rizhao sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 53m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Rizhao's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,546 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,139 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.41° N, 119.53° 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 Rizhao
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Rizhao local time:
Cities sharing Rizhao's time zone
Distances from Rizhao
| Hong Kong | 1,546 km | SSW (201°) |
| Tokyo | 1,821 km | E (83°) |
| Singapore | 4,121 km | SSW (207°) |
| Mumbai | 4,909 km | W (261°) |
| Dubai | 6,161 km | W (278°) |
| Moscow | 6,346 km | NW (318°) |
| Sydney | 8,379 km | SSE (153°) |
| London | 8,708 km | NNW (326°) |
| Paris | 8,780 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,235 km | NE (45°) |
| Chicago | 10,986 km | NNE (20°) |
| São Paulo | 18,139 km | NW (311°) |
Cities near Rizhao
FAQ
What time is it in Rizhao right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Rizhao (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Rizhao in?
Rizhao runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Rizhao observe daylight saving time?
Rizhao does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Rizhao today?
Rizhao sees sunrise at 06:20 and sunset at 17:13 today, giving 10h 53m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Rizhao tonight?
The moon phase over Rizhao tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Rizhao?
The antipode of Rizhao — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.41° S, 60.47° W. It falls on land, near Bragado, Argentina, about 33 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Rizhao?
Rizhao lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Rizhao?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Rizhao, clocks run about 14 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.