Right now, local time in Shiqian is 03:29 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shiqian ranks #46474 worldwide by population and #2465 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 31m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Day length
- 11h 04m
- Solar noon
- 12:31
- Daylight range
- 10h 24m (winter) – 13h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shiqian — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shiqian through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 27.52° S, 71.77° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Caldera, Chile, about 107 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 16:29 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shiqian today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:39
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Dhuhr
- 12:32
- Asr
- 15:39
- Maghrib
- 18:02
- Isha
- 19:17
- Qibla direction
- 280.8° from north (W (281°))
Full prayer timetable for Shiqian — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shiqian sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 04m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Shiqian's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 833 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,459 km off. Its position on the globe is 27.52° N, 108.23° 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 | 11:29 | −16h |
| Chicago | 13:29 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 16:29 | −11h |
| London | 19:29 | −8h |
| Paris | 20:29 | −7h |
| Moscow | 22:29 | −5h |
| Dubai | 23:29 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 00:59 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:29 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 03:29 | same time |
| Tokyo | 04:29 | +1h |
| Sydney | 06:29 | +3h |
Best time to call Shiqian
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shiqian local time:
Cities sharing Shiqian's time zone
Distances from Shiqian
| Hong Kong | 833 km | SE (133°) |
| Singapore | 2,948 km | S (190°) |
| Tokyo | 3,100 km | ENE (65°) |
| Mumbai | 3,720 km | W (263°) |
| Dubai | 5,238 km | W (280°) |
| Moscow | 6,315 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,192 km | SE (144°) |
| Paris | 8,800 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 8,804 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,600 km | NE (38°) |
| Chicago | 12,128 km | NNE (12°) |
| São Paulo | 17,459 km | W (274°) |
Cities near Shiqian
FAQ
What time is it in Shiqian right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shiqian (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Shiqian in?
Shiqian runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Shiqian observe daylight saving time?
Shiqian does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shiqian today?
Shiqian sees sunrise at 06:59 and sunset at 18:03 today, giving 11h 04m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shiqian tonight?
The moon phase over Shiqian tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shiqian?
The antipode of Shiqian — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 27.52° S, 71.77° W. It falls on land, near Caldera, Chile, about 107 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shiqian?
Shiqian lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shiqian?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shiqian, clocks run about 31 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.