Right now, local time in Taiping is 07:51 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Taiping ranks #19456 worldwide by population and #1624 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 73m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Day length
- 11h 11m
- Solar noon
- 13:13
- Daylight range
- 10h 36m (winter) – 13h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Taiping — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Taiping through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 24.66° S, 82.15° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Huasco, Chile, 1,165 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Taiping today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:19
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Dhuhr
- 13:13
- Asr
- 16:24
- Maghrib
- 18:47
- Isha
- 20:00
- Qibla direction
- 279.1° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Taiping — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Taiping sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 11m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Taiping's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,683 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,418 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.66° N, 97.85° 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 | 15:51 | −16h |
| Chicago | 17:51 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 20:51 | −11h |
| London | 23:51 | −8h |
| Paris | 00:51 | −7h |
| Moscow | 02:51 | −5h |
| Dubai | 03:51 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 05:21 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:51 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 07:51 | same time |
| Tokyo | 08:51 | +1h |
| Sydney | 10:51 | +3h |
Best time to call Taiping
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Taiping local time:
Cities sharing Taiping's time zone
Distances from Taiping
| Hong Kong | 1,683 km | E (96°) |
| Mumbai | 2,650 km | W (261°) |
| Singapore | 2,670 km | SSE (165°) |
| Tokyo | 4,170 km | ENE (63°) |
| Dubai | 4,272 km | W (280°) |
| Moscow | 5,917 km | NW (322°) |
| Paris | 8,352 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 8,411 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,609 km | SE (137°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,455 km | NNE (32°) |
| Chicago | 12,595 km | N (4°) |
| São Paulo | 16,418 km | W (264°) |
Cities near Taiping
FAQ
What time is it in Taiping right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Taiping (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Taiping in?
Taiping runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Taiping observe daylight saving time?
Taiping does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Taiping today?
Taiping sees sunrise at 07:37 and sunset at 18:49 today, giving 11h 11m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Taiping tonight?
The moon phase over Taiping tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Taiping?
The antipode of Taiping — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.66° S, 82.15° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Huasco, Chile, roughly 1,165 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Taiping?
Taiping lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Taiping?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Taiping, clocks run about 73 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.