Right now, local time in Shimen is 04:04 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shimen ranks #55780 worldwide by population and #2664 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 50m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Day length
- 10h 43m
- Solar noon
- 12:50
- Daylight range
- 9h 49m (winter) – 14h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shimen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shimen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.74° S, 76.30° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Talcahuano, Chile, about 362 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:04 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shimen today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:02
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Dhuhr
- 12:50
- Asr
- 15:47
- Maghrib
- 18:10
- Isha
- 19:30
- Qibla direction
- 274.6° from north (W (275°))
Full prayer timetable for Shimen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shimen sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Shimen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,716 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,892 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.74° N, 103.70° 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 | 12:04 | −16h |
| Chicago | 14:04 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:04 | −11h |
| London | 20:04 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:04 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:04 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:04 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 01:34 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:04 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:04 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:04 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:04 | +3h |
Best time to call Shimen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shimen local time:
Cities sharing Shimen's time zone
Distances from Shimen
| Hong Kong | 1,716 km | SE (141°) |
| Tokyo | 3,253 km | ENE (78°) |
| Mumbai | 3,501 km | WSW (248°) |
| Singapore | 3,712 km | S (180°) |
| Dubai | 4,732 km | W (271°) |
| Moscow | 5,428 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 7,907 km | NW (320°) |
| Paris | 7,914 km | NW (317°) |
| Sydney | 9,091 km | SE (142°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,209 km | NE (34°) |
| Chicago | 11,418 km | N (9°) |
| São Paulo | 16,892 km | WNW (285°) |
Cities near Shimen
FAQ
What time is it in Shimen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shimen (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Shimen in?
Shimen runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Shimen observe daylight saving time?
Shimen does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shimen today?
Shimen sees sunrise at 07:28 and sunset at 18:11 today, giving 10h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shimen tonight?
The moon phase over Shimen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shimen?
The antipode of Shimen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.74° S, 76.30° W. It falls on land, near Talcahuano, Chile, about 362 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shimen?
Shimen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shimen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shimen, clocks run about 50 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.