Right now, local time in Taicang is 04:33 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Taicang ranks #707 worldwide by population and #227 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 20m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Day length
- 11h 03m
- Solar noon
- 11:40
- Daylight range
- 10h 06m (winter) – 14h 12m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Taicang — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Taicang through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.45° S, 58.91° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Sauce de Luna, Argentina, about 38 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:33 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Taicang today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Dhuhr
- 11:40
- Asr
- 14:47
- Maghrib
- 17:11
- Isha
- 18:28
- Qibla direction
- 284.5° from north (WNW (284°))
Full prayer timetable for Taicang — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Taicang sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 03m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Taicang's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,225 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,521 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.45° N, 121.09° 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 | 13:33 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −11h |
| London | 20:33 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:33 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:33 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +3h |
Best time to call Taicang
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Taicang local time:
Cities sharing Taicang's time zone
Distances from Taicang
| Hong Kong | 1,225 km | SW (216°) |
| Tokyo | 1,783 km | ENE (70°) |
| Singapore | 3,807 km | SSW (212°) |
| Mumbai | 5,002 km | W (266°) |
| Dubai | 6,381 km | WNW (282°) |
| Moscow | 6,775 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 7,919 km | SSE (154°) |
| London | 9,157 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 9,222 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,444 km | NE (46°) |
| Chicago | 11,347 km | NNE (21°) |
| São Paulo | 18,521 km | WNW (303°) |
Cities near Taicang
FAQ
What time is it in Taicang right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Taicang (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Taicang in?
Taicang runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Taicang observe daylight saving time?
Taicang does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Taicang today?
Taicang sees sunrise at 06:08 and sunset at 17:12 today, giving 11h 03m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Taicang tonight?
The moon phase over Taicang tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Taicang?
The antipode of Taicang — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.45° S, 58.91° W. It falls on land, near Sauce de Luna, Argentina, about 38 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Taicang?
Taicang lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Taicang?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Taicang, clocks run about 20 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.