Right now, local time in Sanya is 04:33 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sanya ranks #542 worldwide by population and #177 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 26m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Day length
- 11h 32m
- Solar noon
- 12:26
- Daylight range
- 11h 02m (winter) – 13h 14m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sanya — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sanya through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 18.25° S, 70.49° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Los Palos, Peru, about 6 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:33 GMT-5 (America/Lima)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sanya today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:26
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Dhuhr
- 12:27
- Asr
- 15:44
- Maghrib
- 18:12
- Isha
- 19:21
- Qibla direction
- 285.7° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Sanya — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sanya sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 32m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Sanya's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 664 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,471 km off. Its position on the globe is 18.25° N, 109.51° 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 | 13:33 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −11h |
| London | 20:33 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:33 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:33 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +3h |
Best time to call Sanya
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sanya local time:
Cities sharing Sanya's time zone
Distances from Sanya
| Hong Kong | 664 km | NE (46°) |
| Singapore | 1,980 km | SSW (199°) |
| Tokyo | 3,541 km | NE (51°) |
| Mumbai | 3,855 km | W (277°) |
| Dubai | 5,616 km | WNW (288°) |
| Moscow | 7,211 km | NW (324°) |
| Sydney | 7,287 km | SE (143°) |
| Paris | 9,679 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 9,711 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,311 km | NE (41°) |
| Chicago | 13,100 km | NNE (14°) |
| São Paulo | 17,471 km | WSW (253°) |
Cities near Sanya
FAQ
What time is it in Sanya right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sanya (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sanya in?
Sanya runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Sanya observe daylight saving time?
Sanya does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sanya today?
Sanya sees sunrise at 06:40 and sunset at 18:13 today, giving 11h 32m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sanya tonight?
The moon phase over Sanya tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sanya?
The antipode of Sanya — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 18.25° S, 70.49° W. It falls on land, near Los Palos, Peru, about 6 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sanya?
Sanya lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sanya?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sanya, clocks run about 26 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.