Right now, local time in Shankou is 19:21 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shankou ranks #8911 worldwide by population and #954 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 25m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Day length
- 11h 22m
- Solar noon
- 12:25
- Daylight range
- 10h 49m (winter) – 13h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 71% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shankou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shankou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.60° S, 70.28° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tocopilla, Chile, about 55 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 08:21 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shankou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:28
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Dhuhr
- 12:26
- Asr
- 15:40
- Maghrib
- 18:06
- Isha
- 19:17
- Qibla direction
- 284.2° from north (WNW (284°))
Full prayer timetable for Shankou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shankou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 22m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Shankou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 466 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,580 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.60° N, 109.72° 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 | 04:21 | −15h |
| Chicago | 06:21 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 08:21 | −11h |
| London | 11:21 | −8h |
| Paris | 12:21 | −7h |
| Moscow | 14:21 | −5h |
| Dubai | 15:21 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 16:51 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 19:21 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 19:21 | same time |
| Tokyo | 20:21 | +1h |
| Sydney | 22:21 | +3h |
Best time to call Shankou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shankou local time:
Cities sharing Shankou's time zone
Distances from Shankou
| Hong Kong | 466 km | E (79°) |
| Singapore | 2,341 km | SSW (197°) |
| Tokyo | 3,299 km | NE (55°) |
| Mumbai | 3,845 km | W (272°) |
| Dubai | 5,530 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 6,925 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,572 km | SE (144°) |
| Paris | 9,404 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 9,423 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,014 km | NE (40°) |
| Chicago | 12,734 km | NNE (14°) |
| São Paulo | 17,580 km | W (260°) |
Cities near Shankou
FAQ
What time is it in Shankou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shankou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Shankou in?
Shankou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Shankou observe daylight saving time?
Shankou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shankou today?
Shankou sees sunrise at 06:44 and sunset at 18:07 today, giving 11h 22m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shankou tonight?
The moon phase over Shankou tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 71.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shankou?
The antipode of Shankou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.60° S, 70.28° W. It falls on land, near Tocopilla, Chile, about 55 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shankou?
Shankou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shankou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shankou, clocks run about 25 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.