Right now, local time in Sancang is 09:09 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sancang ranks #38141 worldwide by population and #2233 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 44m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Day length
- 10h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:44
- Daylight range
- 9h 58m (winter) – 14h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sancang — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sancang through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.01° S, 74.88° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Pichilemu, Chile, about 307 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 22:09 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sancang today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:55
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Dhuhr
- 12:44
- Asr
- 15:44
- Maghrib
- 18:07
- Isha
- 19:26
- Qibla direction
- 276.4° from north (W (276°))
Full prayer timetable for Sancang — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sancang sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Sancang's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,485 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,066 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.01° N, 105.12° 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 | 17:09 | −16h |
| Chicago | 19:09 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 22:09 | −11h |
| London | 01:09 | −8h |
| Paris | 02:09 | −7h |
| Moscow | 04:09 | −5h |
| Dubai | 05:09 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 06:39 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:09 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 09:09 | same time |
| Tokyo | 10:09 | +1h |
| Sydney | 12:09 | +3h |
Best time to call Sancang
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sancang local time:
Cities sharing Sancang's time zone
Distances from Sancang
| Hong Kong | 1,485 km | SE (141°) |
| Tokyo | 3,172 km | ENE (75°) |
| Singapore | 3,523 km | S (182°) |
| Mumbai | 3,559 km | WSW (252°) |
| Dubai | 4,870 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 5,657 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,138 km | NW (321°) |
| Paris | 8,143 km | NW (318°) |
| Sydney | 8,860 km | SE (143°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,291 km | NE (35°) |
| Chicago | 11,586 km | N (10°) |
| São Paulo | 17,066 km | WNW (284°) |
Cities near Sancang
FAQ
What time is it in Sancang right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sancang (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sancang in?
Sancang runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Sancang observe daylight saving time?
Sancang does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sancang today?
Sancang sees sunrise at 07:20 and sunset at 18:08 today, giving 10h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sancang tonight?
The moon phase over Sancang tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sancang?
The antipode of Sancang — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.01° S, 74.88° W. It falls on land, near Pichilemu, Chile, about 307 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sancang?
Sancang lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sancang?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sancang, clocks run about 44 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.