Right now, local time in Taoyuan is 10:15 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Taoyuan ranks #11720 worldwide by population and #1257 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 7m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Day length
- 10h 52m
- Solar noon
- 11:53
- Daylight range
- 9h 54m (winter) – 14h 24m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Taoyuan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Taoyuan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.85° S, 62.23° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Arias, Argentina, about 29 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 23:15 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Taoyuan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:03
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Dhuhr
- 11:54
- Asr
- 14:55
- Maghrib
- 17:18
- Isha
- 18:37
- Qibla direction
- 282.1° from north (WNW (282°))
Full prayer timetable for Taoyuan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Taoyuan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 52m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Taoyuan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,330 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,115 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.85° N, 117.77° 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 | 19:15 | −15h |
| Chicago | 21:15 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 23:15 | −11h |
| London | 02:15 | −8h |
| Paris | 03:15 | −7h |
| Moscow | 05:15 | −5h |
| Dubai | 06:15 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 07:45 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:15 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 10:15 | same time |
| Tokyo | 11:15 | +1h |
| Sydney | 13:15 | +3h |
Best time to call Taoyuan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Taoyuan local time:
Cities sharing Taoyuan's time zone
Distances from Taoyuan
| Hong Kong | 1,330 km | SSW (196°) |
| Tokyo | 2,008 km | ENE (78°) |
| Singapore | 3,895 km | SSW (205°) |
| Mumbai | 4,723 km | W (261°) |
| Dubai | 6,028 km | W (279°) |
| Moscow | 6,370 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,299 km | SSE (152°) |
| London | 8,763 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 8,822 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,472 km | NE (44°) |
| Chicago | 11,204 km | NNE (19°) |
| São Paulo | 18,115 km | WNW (303°) |
Cities near Taoyuan
FAQ
What time is it in Taoyuan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Taoyuan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Taoyuan in?
Taoyuan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Taoyuan observe daylight saving time?
Taoyuan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Taoyuan today?
Taoyuan sees sunrise at 06:27 and sunset at 17:19 today, giving 10h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Taoyuan tonight?
The moon phase over Taoyuan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Taoyuan?
The antipode of Taoyuan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.85° S, 62.23° W. It falls on land, near Arias, Argentina, about 29 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Taoyuan?
Taoyuan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Taoyuan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Taoyuan, clocks run about 7 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.