Right now, local time in Shaoguan is 04:33 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shaoguan ranks #546 worldwide by population and #178 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 10m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Day length
- 11h 19m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 10h 36m (winter) – 13h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shaoguan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shaoguan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 24.80° S, 66.42° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is La Poma, Argentina, about 23 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:33 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Salta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shaoguan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:13
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 15:24
- Maghrib
- 17:48
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 284.0° from north (WNW (284°))
Full prayer timetable for Shaoguan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shaoguan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 19m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Shaoguan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 282 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,005 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.80° N, 113.58° 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 Shaoguan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shaoguan local time:
Cities sharing Shaoguan's time zone
Distances from Shaoguan
| Hong Kong | 282 km | SSE (168°) |
| Tokyo | 2,773 km | ENE (58°) |
| Singapore | 2,811 km | SSW (203°) |
| Mumbai | 4,235 km | W (270°) |
| Dubai | 5,823 km | WNW (284°) |
| Moscow | 6,886 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,639 km | SSE (147°) |
| London | 9,362 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 9,372 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,486 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 12,286 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 18,005 km | W (270°) |
Cities near Shaoguan
- Maba13 km · 04:33
- Renhua36 km · 04:33
- Lecheng43 km · 04:33
- Shixing51 km · 04:33
- Yingcheng73 km · 04:33
- Rucheng Chengguanzhen83 km · 04:33
- Xiongzhou80 km · 04:33
- Yizhang Chengguanzhen89 km · 04:33
FAQ
What time is it in Shaoguan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shaoguan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Shaoguan in?
Shaoguan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Shaoguan observe daylight saving time?
Shaoguan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shaoguan today?
Shaoguan sees sunrise at 06:31 and sunset at 17:50 today, giving 11h 19m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shaoguan tonight?
The moon phase over Shaoguan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shaoguan?
The antipode of Shaoguan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.80° S, 66.42° W. It falls on land, near La Poma, Argentina, about 23 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shaoguan?
Shaoguan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shaoguan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shaoguan, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.