Right now, local time in Shikang is 02:49 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shikang ranks #9641 worldwide by population and #1049 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 27m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Day length
- 11h 19m
- Solar noon
- 12:27
- Daylight range
- 10h 48m (winter) – 13h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shikang — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shikang through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.77° S, 70.68° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tocopilla, Chile, about 62 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:49 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shikang today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:31
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Dhuhr
- 12:27
- Asr
- 15:41
- Maghrib
- 18:05
- Isha
- 19:17
- Qibla direction
- 284.1° from north (WNW (284°))
Full prayer timetable for Shikang — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shikang 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.
Shikang's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 504 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,542 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.77° N, 109.32° 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 | 10:49 | −16h |
| Chicago | 12:49 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 15:49 | −11h |
| London | 18:49 | −8h |
| Paris | 19:49 | −7h |
| Moscow | 21:49 | −5h |
| Dubai | 22:49 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 00:19 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:49 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 02:49 | same time |
| Tokyo | 03:49 | +1h |
| Sydney | 05:49 | +3h |
Best time to call Shikang
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shikang local time:
Cities sharing Shikang's time zone
Distances from Shikang
| Hong Kong | 504 km | E (82°) |
| Singapore | 2,347 km | SSW (195°) |
| Tokyo | 3,322 km | NE (56°) |
| Mumbai | 3,803 km | W (272°) |
| Dubai | 5,485 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 6,885 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,611 km | SE (143°) |
| Paris | 9,363 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 9,383 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,027 km | NE (40°) |
| Chicago | 12,726 km | NNE (14°) |
| São Paulo | 17,542 km | W (261°) |
Cities near Shikang
FAQ
What time is it in Shikang right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shikang (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Shikang in?
Shikang runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Shikang observe daylight saving time?
Shikang does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shikang today?
Shikang sees sunrise at 06:48 and sunset at 18:06 today, giving 11h 19m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shikang tonight?
The moon phase over Shikang tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shikang?
The antipode of Shikang — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.77° S, 70.68° W. It falls on land, near Tocopilla, Chile, about 62 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shikang?
Shikang lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shikang?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shikang, clocks run about 27 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.