Right now, local time in Shangcai is 16:31 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shangcai ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #3373 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 7m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Day length
- 10h 50m
- Solar noon
- 12:07
- Daylight range
- 9h 57m (winter) – 14h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 52% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shangcai — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shangcai through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.27° S, 65.73° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is La Toma, Argentina, about 26 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:31 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/San_Luis)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shangcai today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:18
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Dhuhr
- 12:07
- Asr
- 15:08
- Maghrib
- 17:31
- Isha
- 18:50
- Qibla direction
- 280.6° from north (W (281°))
Full prayer timetable for Shangcai — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shangcai sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Shangcai's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,217 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,862 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.27° N, 114.27° 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 | 00:31 | −16h |
| Chicago | 02:31 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 05:31 | −11h |
| London | 08:31 | −8h |
| Paris | 09:31 | −7h |
| Moscow | 11:31 | −5h |
| Dubai | 12:31 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 14:01 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:31 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 16:31 | same time |
| Tokyo | 17:31 | +1h |
| Sydney | 19:31 | +3h |
Best time to call Shangcai
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shangcai local time:
Cities sharing Shangcai's time zone
Distances from Shangcai
| Hong Kong | 1,217 km | S (180°) |
| Tokyo | 2,339 km | ENE (76°) |
| Singapore | 3,713 km | SSW (199°) |
| Mumbai | 4,392 km | W (259°) |
| Dubai | 5,715 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 6,204 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,403 km | SSE (149°) |
| London | 8,631 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 8,674 km | NW (321°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,739 km | NE (41°) |
| Chicago | 11,365 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 17,862 km | WNW (295°) |
Cities near Shangcai
FAQ
What time is it in Shangcai right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shangcai (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Shangcai in?
Shangcai runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Shangcai observe daylight saving time?
Shangcai does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shangcai today?
Shangcai sees sunrise at 06:42 and sunset at 17:32 today, giving 10h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shangcai tonight?
The moon phase over Shangcai tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 51.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shangcai?
The antipode of Shangcai — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.27° S, 65.73° W. It falls on land, near La Toma, Argentina, about 26 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shangcai?
Shangcai lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shangcai?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shangcai, clocks run about 7 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.