Right now, local time in Sansha is 07:49 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sansha ranks #126678 worldwide by population and #3286 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 15m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 11h 33m
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Daylight range
- 11h 07m (winter) – 13h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 76% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sansha — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sansha through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 16.84° S, 67.66° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Viloco, Bolivia, about 17 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 19:49 GMT-4 (America/La_Paz)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sansha today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:15
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 15:33
- Maghrib
- 18:00
- Isha
- 19:09
- Qibla direction
- 286.8° from north (WNW (287°))
Full prayer timetable for Sansha — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sansha sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 33m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Sansha's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 639 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,700 km off. Its position on the globe is 16.84° N, 112.34° 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 | 16:49 | −15h |
| Chicago | 18:49 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 20:49 | −11h |
| London | 23:49 | −8h |
| Paris | 00:49 | −7h |
| Moscow | 02:49 | −5h |
| Dubai | 03:49 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 05:19 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:49 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 07:49 | same time |
| Tokyo | 08:49 | +1h |
| Sydney | 10:49 | +3h |
Best time to call Sansha
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sansha local time:
Cities sharing Sansha's time zone
Distances from Sansha
| Hong Kong | 639 km | NNE (17°) |
| Singapore | 1,959 km | SSW (209°) |
| Tokyo | 3,418 km | NE (47°) |
| Mumbai | 4,175 km | W (279°) |
| Dubai | 5,951 km | WNW (289°) |
| Sydney | 6,982 km | SE (144°) |
| Moscow | 7,515 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 9,989 km | NW (322°) |
| London | 10,014 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,227 km | NE (43°) |
| Chicago | 13,171 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 17,700 km | WSW (248°) |
Cities near Sansha
FAQ
What time is it in Sansha right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sansha (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sansha in?
Sansha runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Sansha observe daylight saving time?
Sansha does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sansha today?
Sansha sees sunrise at 06:29 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 11h 33m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sansha tonight?
The moon phase over Sansha tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sansha?
The antipode of Sansha — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 16.84° S, 67.66° W. It falls on land, near Viloco, Bolivia, about 17 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sansha?
Sansha lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sansha?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sansha, clocks run about 15 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.