Right now, local time in Sancha is 09:07 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sancha ranks #101384 worldwide by population and #3159 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 49m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Day length
- 10h 44m
- Solar noon
- 12:49
- Daylight range
- 9h 50m (winter) – 14h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sancha — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sancha through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.59° S, 76.24° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Cobquecura, Chile, about 356 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 22:07 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sancha today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:01
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Dhuhr
- 12:50
- Asr
- 15:47
- Maghrib
- 18:10
- Isha
- 19:30
- Qibla direction
- 274.7° from north (W (275°))
Full prayer timetable for Sancha — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sancha sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 44m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Sancha's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,699 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,902 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.59° N, 103.76° 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 | 17:07 | −16h |
| Chicago | 19:07 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 22:07 | −11h |
| London | 01:07 | −8h |
| Paris | 02:07 | −7h |
| Moscow | 04:07 | −5h |
| Dubai | 05:07 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 06:37 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:07 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 09:07 | same time |
| Tokyo | 10:07 | +1h |
| Sydney | 12:07 | +3h |
Best time to call Sancha
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sancha local time:
Cities sharing Sancha's time zone
Distances from Sancha
| Hong Kong | 1,699 km | SE (141°) |
| Tokyo | 3,251 km | ENE (77°) |
| Mumbai | 3,500 km | WSW (248°) |
| Singapore | 3,696 km | S (180°) |
| Dubai | 4,738 km | W (271°) |
| Moscow | 5,444 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 7,924 km | NW (320°) |
| Paris | 7,930 km | NW (317°) |
| Sydney | 9,075 km | SE (142°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,219 km | NE (34°) |
| Chicago | 11,433 km | N (9°) |
| São Paulo | 16,902 km | WNW (285°) |
Cities near Sancha
FAQ
What time is it in Sancha right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sancha (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sancha in?
Sancha runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Sancha observe daylight saving time?
Sancha does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sancha today?
Sancha sees sunrise at 07:27 and sunset at 18:11 today, giving 10h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sancha tonight?
The moon phase over Sancha tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sancha?
The antipode of Sancha — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.59° S, 76.24° W. It falls on land, near Cobquecura, Chile, about 356 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sancha?
Sancha lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sancha?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sancha, clocks run about 49 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.