Right now, local time in Taifu is 00:07 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Taifu ranks #10654 worldwide by population and #1161 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 42m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Day length
- 11h 02m
- Solar noon
- 12:42
- Daylight range
- 10h 17m (winter) – 13h 60m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Taifu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Taifu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.98° S, 74.36° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Coquimbo, Chile, about 312 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:07 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Taifu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:51
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Dhuhr
- 12:42
- Asr
- 15:48
- Maghrib
- 18:11
- Isha
- 19:26
- Qibla direction
- 279.0° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Taifu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Taifu sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 02m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Taifu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,131 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,192 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.98° N, 105.64° 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 | 08:07 | −16h |
| Chicago | 10:07 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 13:07 | −11h |
| London | 16:07 | −8h |
| Paris | 17:07 | −7h |
| Moscow | 19:07 | −5h |
| Dubai | 20:07 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 21:37 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:07 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 00:07 | same time |
| Tokyo | 01:07 | +1h |
| Sydney | 03:07 | +3h |
Best time to call Taifu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Taifu local time:
Cities sharing Taifu's time zone
Distances from Taifu
| Hong Kong | 1,131 km | SE (129°) |
| Singapore | 3,079 km | S (184°) |
| Tokyo | 3,268 km | ENE (68°) |
| Mumbai | 3,495 km | W (259°) |
| Dubai | 4,962 km | W (278°) |
| Moscow | 6,028 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,474 km | SE (142°) |
| Paris | 8,512 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,520 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,625 km | NE (36°) |
| Chicago | 12,019 km | N (10°) |
| São Paulo | 17,192 km | W (276°) |
Cities near Taifu
FAQ
What time is it in Taifu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Taifu (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Taifu in?
Taifu runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Taifu observe daylight saving time?
Taifu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Taifu today?
Taifu sees sunrise at 07:11 and sunset at 18:13 today, giving 11h 02m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Taifu tonight?
The moon phase over Taifu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Taifu?
The antipode of Taifu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.98° S, 74.36° W. It falls on land, near Coquimbo, Chile, about 312 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Taifu?
Taifu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Taifu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Taifu, clocks run about 42 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.