Right now, local time in Shiwan is 05:00 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shiwan ranks #14984 worldwide by population and #1435 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 28m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Day length
- 11h 19m
- Solar noon
- 12:28
- Daylight range
- 10h 48m (winter) – 13h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% 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
- 21.75° S, 70.80° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tocopilla, Chile, about 73 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 18:00 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shiwan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:32
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Dhuhr
- 12:28
- Asr
- 15:41
- Maghrib
- 18:06
- Isha
- 19:17
- Qibla direction
- 284.0° from north (WNW (284°))
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, 516 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,530 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.75° N, 109.20° 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 | 13:00 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:00 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 18:00 | −11h |
| London | 21:00 | −8h |
| Paris | 22:00 | −7h |
| Moscow | 00:00 | −5h |
| Dubai | 01:00 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:30 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:00 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 05:00 | same time |
| Tokyo | 06:00 | +1h |
| Sydney | 08:00 | +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 | 516 km | E (82°) |
| Singapore | 2,342 km | SSW (195°) |
| Tokyo | 3,333 km | NE (56°) |
| Mumbai | 3,791 km | W (272°) |
| Dubai | 5,474 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 6,880 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,617 km | SE (143°) |
| Paris | 9,357 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 9,378 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,036 km | NE (40°) |
| Chicago | 12,731 km | NNE (14°) |
| São Paulo | 17,530 km | W (261°) |
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 45.
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 06:48 and sunset at 18:07 today, giving 11h 19m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shiwan tonight?
The moon phase over Shiwan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shiwan?
The antipode of Shiwan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.75° S, 70.80° W. It falls on land, near Tocopilla, Chile, about 73 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 28 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.