Right now, local time in Taichung is 04:35 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Taichung ranks #139 worldwide by population and #3 in Taiwan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Taipei GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 18m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Day length
- 11h 20m
- Solar noon
- 11:42
- Daylight range
- 10h 38m (winter) – 13h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Taichung — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Taichung through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 24.15° S, 59.32° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Villa General Guemes, Argentina, about 70 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:35 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Taichung today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:45
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Dhuhr
- 11:42
- Asr
- 14:56
- Maghrib
- 17:21
- Isha
- 18:33
- Qibla direction
- 286.5° from north (WNW (287°))
Full prayer timetable for Taichung — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Taichung sits in the Asia/Taipei time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 20m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 89 cities we cover in Taiwan.
Taichung's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 696 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,724 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.15° N, 120.68° 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 Taichung
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Taichung local time:
Cities sharing Taichung's time zone
Distances from Taichung
| Hong Kong | 696 km | WSW (254°) |
| Tokyo | 2,230 km | NE (50°) |
| Singapore | 3,117 km | SW (218°) |
| Mumbai | 4,955 km | W (273°) |
| Dubai | 6,536 km | WNW (286°) |
| Sydney | 7,213 km | SSE (152°) |
| Moscow | 7,385 km | NW (322°) |
| London | 9,821 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 9,860 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,039 km | NE (46°) |
| Chicago | 12,117 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 18,724 km | W (270°) |
Cities near Taichung
FAQ
What time is it in Taichung right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Taichung (Taiwan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Taichung in?
Taichung runs on the Asia/Taipei IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Taichung observe daylight saving time?
Taichung does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Taichung today?
Taichung sees sunrise at 06:02 and sunset at 17:22 today, giving 11h 20m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Taichung tonight?
The moon phase over Taichung tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Taichung?
The antipode of Taichung — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.15° S, 59.32° W. It falls on land, near Villa General Guemes, Argentina, about 70 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Taichung?
Taichung lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Taichung?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Taichung, clocks run about 18 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.