Right now, local time in Taiping is 10:17 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Taiping ranks #29981 worldwide by population and #2003 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 40m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Day length
- 11h 02m
- Solar noon
- 12:40
- Daylight range
- 10h 13m (winter) – 14h 04m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% 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
- 29.90° S, 73.96° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Coquimbo, Chile, about 253 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 23:17 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Taiping today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:48
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Dhuhr
- 12:40
- Asr
- 15:47
- Maghrib
- 18:10
- Isha
- 19:26
- Qibla direction
- 278.6° 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 02m 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, 1,170 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,218 km off. Its position on the globe is 29.90° N, 106.04° 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 | 19:17 | −15h |
| Chicago | 21:17 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 23:17 | −11h |
| London | 02:17 | −8h |
| Paris | 03:17 | −7h |
| Moscow | 05:17 | −5h |
| Dubai | 06:17 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 07:47 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:17 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 10:17 | same time |
| Tokyo | 11:17 | +1h |
| Sydney | 13:17 | +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 | 1,170 km | SE (134°) |
| Singapore | 3,184 km | S (185°) |
| Tokyo | 3,194 km | ENE (69°) |
| Mumbai | 3,554 km | WSW (258°) |
| Dubai | 4,988 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 5,975 km | NW (320°) |
| Paris | 8,460 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,464 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 8,532 km | SE (143°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,519 km | NE (37°) |
| Chicago | 11,911 km | N (11°) |
| São Paulo | 17,218 km | W (278°) |
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 44.
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 07:09 and sunset at 18:11 today, giving 11h 02m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Taiping tonight?
The moon phase over Taiping tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Taiping?
The antipode of Taiping — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 29.90° S, 73.96° W. It falls on land, near Coquimbo, Chile, about 253 km from that city. 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 40 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.