Right now, local time in Taocheng is 06:55 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Taocheng ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #3373 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 2m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Day length
- 10h 34m
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Daylight range
- 9h 33m (winter) – 14h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Taocheng — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Taocheng through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 37.73° S, 64.33° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is General Acha, Argentina, about 47 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 19:55 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Salta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Taocheng today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:15
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 14:54
- Maghrib
- 17:17
- Isha
- 18:41
- Qibla direction
- 279.4° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Taocheng — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Taocheng sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 34m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Taocheng's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,720 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,709 km off. Its position on the globe is 37.73° N, 115.67° 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 | 14:55 | −16h |
| Chicago | 16:55 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 19:55 | −11h |
| London | 22:55 | −8h |
| Paris | 23:55 | −7h |
| Moscow | 01:55 | −5h |
| Dubai | 02:55 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 04:25 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:55 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 06:55 | same time |
| Tokyo | 07:55 | +1h |
| Sydney | 09:55 | +3h |
Best time to call Taocheng
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Taocheng local time:
Cities sharing Taocheng's time zone
Distances from Taocheng
| Hong Kong | 1,720 km | S (185°) |
| Tokyo | 2,147 km | E (89°) |
| Singapore | 4,223 km | SSW (199°) |
| Mumbai | 4,624 km | WSW (255°) |
| Dubai | 5,790 km | W (275°) |
| Moscow | 5,923 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 8,300 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 8,365 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,768 km | SSE (151°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,283 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 10,853 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 17,709 km | NW (308°) |
Cities near Taocheng
FAQ
What time is it in Taocheng right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Taocheng (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Taocheng in?
Taocheng runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Taocheng observe daylight saving time?
Taocheng does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Taocheng today?
Taocheng sees sunrise at 06:45 and sunset at 17:19 today, giving 10h 34m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Taocheng tonight?
The moon phase over Taocheng tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Taocheng?
The antipode of Taocheng — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 37.73° S, 64.33° W. It falls on land, near General Acha, Argentina, about 47 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Taocheng?
Taocheng lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Taocheng?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Taocheng, clocks run about 2 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.