Right now, local time in Taiyuan is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Taiyuan ranks #67 worldwide by population and #31 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 14m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Day length
- 10h 46m
- Solar noon
- 12:14
- Daylight range
- 9h 32m (winter) – 14h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Taiyuan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Taiyuan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 37.87° S, 67.44° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Veinticinco de Mayo, Argentina, about 26 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Salta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Taiyuan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 15:12
- Maghrib
- 17:36
- Isha
- 18:59
- Qibla direction
- 277.6° from north (W (278°))
Full prayer timetable for Taiyuan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Taiyuan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Taiyuan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,736 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,478 km off. Its position on the globe is 37.87° N, 112.56° 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 | 13:34 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −11h |
| London | 20:34 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +3h |
Best time to call Taiyuan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Taiyuan local time:
Cities sharing Taiyuan's time zone
Distances from Taiyuan
| Hong Kong | 1,736 km | S (174°) |
| Tokyo | 2,420 km | E (87°) |
| Singapore | 4,158 km | SSW (194°) |
| Mumbai | 4,366 km | WSW (253°) |
| Dubai | 5,516 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 5,724 km | NW (316°) |
| London | 8,127 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 8,180 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,921 km | SSE (148°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,452 km | NE (40°) |
| Chicago | 10,914 km | NNE (15°) |
| São Paulo | 17,478 km | WNW (303°) |
Cities near Taiyuan
FAQ
What time is it in Taiyuan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Taiyuan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Taiyuan in?
Taiyuan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Taiyuan observe daylight saving time?
Taiyuan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Taiyuan today?
Taiyuan sees sunrise at 06:51 and sunset at 17:37 today, giving 10h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Taiyuan tonight?
The moon phase over Taiyuan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Taiyuan?
The antipode of Taiyuan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 37.87° S, 67.44° W. It falls on land, near Veinticinco de Mayo, 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 Taiyuan?
Taiyuan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Taiyuan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Taiyuan, clocks run about 14 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.