Right now, local time in Shiwan is 08:27 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shiwan ranks #7644 worldwide by population and #835 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 12m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Day length
- 11h 19m
- Solar noon
- 12:12
- Daylight range
- 10h 43m (winter) – 13h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shiwan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shiwan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.00° S, 66.92° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Susques, Argentina, about 72 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:27 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Jujuy)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shiwan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:16
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Dhuhr
- 12:12
- Asr
- 15:26
- Maghrib
- 17:50
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 284.6° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Shiwan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shiwan 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.
Shiwan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 135 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,943 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.00° N, 113.08° 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 | 17:27 | −15h |
| Chicago | 19:27 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 21:27 | −11h |
| London | 00:27 | −8h |
| Paris | 01:27 | −7h |
| Moscow | 03:27 | −5h |
| Dubai | 04:27 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 05:57 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:27 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 08:27 | same time |
| Tokyo | 09:27 | +1h |
| Sydney | 11:27 | +3h |
Best time to call Shiwan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shiwan local time:
Cities sharing Shiwan's time zone
Distances from Shiwan
| Hong Kong | 135 km | SE (124°) |
| Singapore | 2,607 km | SSW (204°) |
| Tokyo | 2,926 km | NE (55°) |
| Mumbai | 4,185 km | W (272°) |
| Dubai | 5,823 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 7,012 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,501 km | SSE (146°) |
| London | 9,497 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 9,498 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,669 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 12,492 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 17,943 km | W (264°) |
Cities near Shiwan
FAQ
What time is it in Shiwan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shiwan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Shiwan in?
Shiwan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Shiwan observe daylight saving time?
Shiwan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shiwan today?
Shiwan sees sunrise at 06:33 and sunset at 17:52 today, giving 11h 19m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shiwan tonight?
The moon phase over Shiwan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shiwan?
The antipode of Shiwan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.00° S, 66.92° W. It falls on land, near Susques, Argentina, about 72 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shiwan?
Shiwan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shiwan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shiwan, clocks run about 12 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.