Right now, local time in Taitou is 00:10 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Taitou ranks #10341 worldwide by population and #1126 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 10m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Day length
- 10h 36m
- Solar noon
- 11:50
- Daylight range
- 9h 37m (winter) – 14h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Taitou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Taitou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 37.03° S, 61.37° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is General La Madrid, Argentina, about 26 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:10 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Taitou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:03
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Dhuhr
- 11:50
- Asr
- 14:44
- Maghrib
- 17:06
- Isha
- 18:29
- Qibla direction
- 281.3° from north (WNW (281°))
Full prayer timetable for Taitou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Taitou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 36m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Taitou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,691 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,959 km off. Its position on the globe is 37.03° N, 118.63° 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 | 08:10 | −16h |
| Chicago | 10:10 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 13:10 | −11h |
| London | 16:10 | −8h |
| Paris | 17:10 | −7h |
| Moscow | 19:10 | −5h |
| Dubai | 20:10 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 21:40 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:10 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 00:10 | same time |
| Tokyo | 01:10 | +1h |
| Sydney | 03:10 | +3h |
Best time to call Taitou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Taitou local time:
Cities sharing Taitou's time zone
Distances from Taitou
| Hong Kong | 1,691 km | SSW (196°) |
| Tokyo | 1,888 km | E (88°) |
| Singapore | 4,248 km | SSW (204°) |
| Mumbai | 4,862 km | WSW (259°) |
| Dubai | 6,058 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 6,159 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,514 km | NW (326°) |
| Sydney | 8,575 km | SSE (153°) |
| Paris | 8,588 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,162 km | NE (44°) |
| Chicago | 10,845 km | NNE (19°) |
| São Paulo | 17,959 km | NW (313°) |
Cities near Taitou
FAQ
What time is it in Taitou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Taitou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Taitou in?
Taitou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Taitou observe daylight saving time?
Taitou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Taitou today?
Taitou sees sunrise at 06:32 and sunset at 17:08 today, giving 10h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Taitou tonight?
The moon phase over Taitou tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Taitou?
The antipode of Taitou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 37.03° S, 61.37° W. It falls on land, near General La Madrid, Argentina, about 26 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Taitou?
Taitou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Taitou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Taitou, clocks run about 10 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.