Right now, local time in Sanming is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sanming ranks #976 worldwide by population and #283 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 6m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Day length
- 11h 16m
- Solar noon
- 11:54
- Daylight range
- 10h 30m (winter) – 13h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sanming — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sanming through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 26.25° S, 62.38° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Pampa de los Guanacos, Argentina, about 54 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sanming today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:58
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Dhuhr
- 11:54
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 17:31
- Isha
- 18:44
- Qibla direction
- 284.8° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Sanming — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sanming sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 16m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Sanming's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 559 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,399 km off. Its position on the globe is 26.25° N, 117.62° 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 Sanming
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sanming local time:
Cities sharing Sanming's time zone
Distances from Sanming
| Hong Kong | 559 km | SW (219°) |
| Tokyo | 2,344 km | ENE (58°) |
| Singapore | 3,137 km | SSW (210°) |
| Mumbai | 4,641 km | W (270°) |
| Dubai | 6,178 km | WNW (284°) |
| Moscow | 7,011 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,566 km | SSE (150°) |
| London | 9,457 km | NNW (326°) |
| Paris | 9,490 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,092 km | NE (44°) |
| Chicago | 12,007 km | NNE (20°) |
| São Paulo | 18,399 km | W (277°) |
Cities near Sanming
FAQ
What time is it in Sanming right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sanming (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sanming in?
Sanming runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Sanming observe daylight saving time?
Sanming does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sanming today?
Sanming sees sunrise at 06:16 and sunset at 17:32 today, giving 11h 16m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sanming tonight?
The moon phase over Sanming tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sanming?
The antipode of Sanming — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 26.25° S, 62.38° W. It falls on land, near Pampa de los Guanacos, Argentina, about 54 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sanming?
Sanming lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sanming?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sanming, clocks run about 6 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.