Right now, local time in Taiyuan is 16:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Taiyuan ranks #53072 worldwide by population and #2620 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 31m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Day length
- 11h 04m
- Solar noon
- 12:31
- Daylight range
- 10h 14m (winter) – 14h 03m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 81% 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
- 29.69° S, 71.72° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Coquimbo, Chile, about 47 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:34 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Taiyuan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:38
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Dhuhr
- 12:32
- Asr
- 15:39
- Maghrib
- 18:02
- Isha
- 19:18
- Qibla direction
- 279.7° from north (W (280°))
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 11h 04m 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, 1,009 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,435 km off. Its position on the globe is 29.69° N, 108.28° 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 | 01:34 | −15h |
| Chicago | 03:34 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 05:34 | −11h |
| London | 08:34 | −8h |
| Paris | 09:34 | −7h |
| Moscow | 11:34 | −5h |
| Dubai | 12:34 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 14:04 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:34 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 16:34 | same time |
| Tokyo | 17:34 | +1h |
| Sydney | 19:34 | +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 | 1,009 km | SE (143°) |
| Tokyo | 3,000 km | ENE (69°) |
| Singapore | 3,187 km | S (189°) |
| Mumbai | 3,762 km | W (260°) |
| Dubai | 5,205 km | W (278°) |
| Moscow | 6,133 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,384 km | SE (144°) |
| London | 8,614 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 8,619 km | NW (320°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,407 km | NE (38°) |
| Chicago | 11,891 km | NNE (12°) |
| São Paulo | 17,435 km | W (279°) |
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 06:59 and sunset at 18:03 today, giving 11h 04m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Taiyuan tonight?
The moon phase over Taiyuan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 81.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Taiyuan?
The antipode of Taiyuan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 29.69° S, 71.72° W. It falls on land, near Coquimbo, Chile, about 47 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 31 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.