Right now, local time in Tai’an is 04:35 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tai’an ranks #269 worldwide by population and #94 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 4m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Day length
- 10h 51m
- Solar noon
- 11:56
- Daylight range
- 9h 42m (winter) – 14h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tai’an — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tai’an through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.19° S, 62.88° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Trenque Lauquen, Argentina, about 27 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:35 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tai’an today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:04
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Dhuhr
- 11:56
- Asr
- 14:56
- Maghrib
- 17:20
- Isha
- 18:42
- Qibla direction
- 280.8° from north (W (281°))
Full prayer timetable for Tai’an — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tai’an sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Tai’an's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,568 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,916 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.19° N, 117.12° 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 | 13:35 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −11h |
| London | 20:35 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:35 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +3h |
Best time to call Tai’an
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tai’an local time:
Cities sharing Tai’an's time zone
Distances from Tai’an
| Hong Kong | 1,568 km | SSW (191°) |
| Tokyo | 2,028 km | E (85°) |
| Singapore | 4,109 km | SSW (202°) |
| Mumbai | 4,711 km | WSW (258°) |
| Dubai | 5,934 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 6,137 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,515 km | NW (325°) |
| Sydney | 8,555 km | SSE (151°) |
| Paris | 8,580 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,323 km | NE (43°) |
| Chicago | 10,977 km | NNE (18°) |
| São Paulo | 17,916 km | NW (308°) |
Cities near Tai’an
FAQ
What time is it in Tai’an right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tai’an (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Tai’an in?
Tai’an runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Tai’an observe daylight saving time?
Tai’an does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tai’an today?
Tai’an sees sunrise at 06:30 and sunset at 17:22 today, giving 10h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tai’an tonight?
The moon phase over Tai’an tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tai’an?
The antipode of Tai’an — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.19° S, 62.88° W. It falls on land, near Trenque Lauquen, Argentina, about 27 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tai’an?
Tai’an lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tai’an?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tai’an, clocks run about 4 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.