Right now, local time in Shetou is 00:23 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shetou ranks #16319 worldwide by population and #48 in Taiwan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Taipei GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 18m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Day length
- 11h 13m
- Solar noon
- 11:42
- Daylight range
- 10h 39m (winter) – 13h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shetou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shetou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.90° S, 59.41° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Villa General Guemes, Argentina, about 96 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:23 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shetou today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:48
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Dhuhr
- 11:42
- Asr
- 14:54
- Maghrib
- 17:18
- Isha
- 18:30
- Qibla direction
- 286.6° from north (WNW (287°))
Full prayer timetable for Shetou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shetou sits in the Asia/Taipei time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 13m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 89 cities we cover in Taiwan.
Shetou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 679 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,714 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.90° N, 120.59° 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 | 08:23 | −16h |
| Chicago | 10:23 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 13:23 | −11h |
| London | 16:23 | −8h |
| Paris | 17:23 | −7h |
| Moscow | 19:23 | −5h |
| Dubai | 20:23 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 21:53 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:23 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 00:23 | same time |
| Tokyo | 01:23 | +1h |
| Sydney | 03:23 | +3h |
Best time to call Shetou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shetou local time:
Cities sharing Shetou's time zone
Distances from Shetou
| Hong Kong | 679 km | WSW (256°) |
| Tokyo | 2,255 km | NE (50°) |
| Singapore | 3,090 km | SW (218°) |
| Mumbai | 4,947 km | W (273°) |
| Dubai | 6,534 km | WNW (286°) |
| Sydney | 7,193 km | SSE (152°) |
| Moscow | 7,401 km | NW (323°) |
| London | 9,839 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 9,877 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,065 km | NE (46°) |
| Chicago | 12,146 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 18,714 km | W (269°) |
Cities near Shetou
FAQ
What time is it in Shetou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shetou (Taiwan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Shetou in?
Shetou runs on the Asia/Taipei IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Shetou observe daylight saving time?
Shetou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shetou today?
Shetou sees sunrise at 06:05 and sunset at 17:19 today, giving 11h 13m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shetou tonight?
The moon phase over Shetou tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shetou?
The antipode of Shetou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.90° S, 59.41° W. It falls on land, near Villa General Guemes, Argentina, about 96 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shetou?
Shetou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shetou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shetou, clocks run about 18 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.