Right now, local time in Shima is 01:29 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shima ranks #9112 worldwide by population and #973 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 7m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Day length
- 11h 14m
- Solar noon
- 11:53
- Daylight range
- 10h 37m (winter) – 13h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 69% 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
- 24.45° S, 62.19° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ingeniero Guillermo N. Juárez, Argentina, about 70 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 14:29 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shima today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:58
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Dhuhr
- 11:53
- Asr
- 15:05
- Maghrib
- 17:29
- Isha
- 18:42
- Qibla direction
- 285.5° from north (WNW (285°))
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 14m 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, 441 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,432 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.45° N, 117.81° 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 | 10:29 | −15h |
| Chicago | 12:29 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 14:29 | −11h |
| London | 17:29 | −8h |
| Paris | 18:29 | −7h |
| Moscow | 20:29 | −5h |
| Dubai | 21:29 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 22:59 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:29 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 01:29 | same time |
| Tokyo | 02:29 | +1h |
| Sydney | 04:29 | +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 | 441 km | WSW (238°) |
| Tokyo | 2,440 km | NE (54°) |
| Singapore | 2,976 km | SSW (212°) |
| Mumbai | 4,663 km | W (272°) |
| Dubai | 6,247 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 7,180 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,383 km | SSE (150°) |
| London | 9,635 km | NNW (327°) |
| Paris | 9,662 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,222 km | NE (44°) |
| Chicago | 12,189 km | NNE (20°) |
| São Paulo | 18,432 km | W (270°) |
Cities near Shima
- Zhangzhou18 km · 01:29
- Wu’an19 km · 01:29
- Xiamen28 km · 01:29
- Zhenhaicun35 km · 01:29
- Wuyucun36 km · 01:29
- Liuwudiancun41 km · 01:29
- Shangqi Village41 km · 01:29
- Sui’an45 km · 01:29
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 44.
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 06:16 and sunset at 17:30 today, giving 11h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shima tonight?
The moon phase over Shima tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 68.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shima?
The antipode of Shima — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.45° S, 62.19° W. It falls on land, near Ingeniero Guillermo N. Juárez, Argentina, about 70 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 7 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.