Right now, local time in Shima is 03:12 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shima ranks #8948 worldwide by population and #958 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 41m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Day length
- 11h 00m
- Solar noon
- 12:41
- Daylight range
- 10h 17m (winter) – 13h 60m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shima — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shima through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.99° S, 74.08° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Huasco, Chile, about 284 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 16:12 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shima today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:50
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Dhuhr
- 12:41
- Asr
- 15:47
- Maghrib
- 18:09
- Isha
- 19:25
- Qibla direction
- 279.1° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Shima — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shima sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 00m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Shima's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,110 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,219 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.99° N, 105.92° 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 | 11:12 | −16h |
| Chicago | 13:12 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 16:12 | −11h |
| London | 19:12 | −8h |
| Paris | 20:12 | −7h |
| Moscow | 22:12 | −5h |
| Dubai | 23:12 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 00:42 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:12 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 03:12 | same time |
| Tokyo | 04:12 | +1h |
| Sydney | 06:12 | +3h |
Best time to call Shima
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shima local time:
Cities sharing Shima's time zone
Distances from Shima
| Hong Kong | 1,110 km | SE (130°) |
| Singapore | 3,081 km | S (185°) |
| Tokyo | 3,242 km | ENE (68°) |
| Mumbai | 3,523 km | W (259°) |
| Dubai | 4,990 km | W (278°) |
| Moscow | 6,045 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,457 km | SE (143°) |
| Paris | 8,530 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,537 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,608 km | NE (37°) |
| Chicago | 12,013 km | N (11°) |
| São Paulo | 17,219 km | W (276°) |
Cities near Shima
FAQ
What time is it in Shima right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shima (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Shima in?
Shima runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Shima observe daylight saving time?
Shima does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shima today?
Shima sees sunrise at 07:11 and sunset at 18:11 today, giving 11h 00m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shima tonight?
The moon phase over Shima tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shima?
The antipode of Shima — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.99° S, 74.08° W. It falls on land, near Huasco, Chile, about 284 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shima?
Shima lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shima?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shima, clocks run about 41 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.