Right now, local time in Shantou is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shantou ranks #100 worldwide by population and #44 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 2m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Day length
- 11h 22m
- Solar noon
- 11:58
- Daylight range
- 10h 42m (winter) – 13h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shantou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shantou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.35° S, 63.32° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Dragones, Argentina, about 12 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Salta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shantou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:00
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Dhuhr
- 11:58
- Asr
- 15:12
- Maghrib
- 17:38
- Isha
- 18:49
- Qibla direction
- 285.5° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Shantou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shantou 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.
Shantou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 282 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,313 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.35° N, 116.68° 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 Shantou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shantou local time:
Cities sharing Shantou's time zone
Distances from Shantou
| Hong Kong | 282 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 2,605 km | NE (53°) |
| Singapore | 2,812 km | SSW (211°) |
| Mumbai | 4,552 km | W (273°) |
| Dubai | 6,168 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 7,206 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,337 km | SSE (149°) |
| London | 9,672 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 9,691 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,390 km | NE (44°) |
| Chicago | 12,342 km | NNE (19°) |
| São Paulo | 18,313 km | W (266°) |
Cities near Shantou
FAQ
What time is it in Shantou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shantou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Shantou in?
Shantou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Shantou observe daylight saving time?
Shantou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shantou today?
Shantou sees sunrise at 06:17 and sunset at 17:39 today, giving 11h 22m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shantou tonight?
The moon phase over Shantou tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shantou?
The antipode of Shantou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.35° S, 63.32° W. It falls on land, near Dragones, Argentina, about 12 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shantou?
Shantou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shantou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shantou, clocks run about 2 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.