Right now, local time in Tongcheng is 01:32 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tongcheng ranks #40524 worldwide by population and #2295 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 25m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Day length
- 10h 53m
- Solar noon
- 12:25
- Daylight range
- 10h 06m (winter) – 14h 12m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tongcheng — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tongcheng through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.40° S, 70.26° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Canela, Chile, about 59 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 14:32 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tongcheng today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:36
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Dhuhr
- 12:26
- Asr
- 15:28
- Maghrib
- 17:51
- Isha
- 19:08
- Qibla direction
- 279.4° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Tongcheng — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tongcheng sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 53m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Tongcheng's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,101 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,532 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.40° N, 109.74° 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 | 09:32 | −16h |
| Chicago | 11:32 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 14:32 | −11h |
| London | 17:32 | −8h |
| Paris | 18:32 | −7h |
| Moscow | 20:32 | −5h |
| Dubai | 21:32 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 23:02 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:32 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 01:32 | same time |
| Tokyo | 02:32 | +1h |
| Sydney | 04:32 | +3h |
Best time to call Tongcheng
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tongcheng local time:
Cities sharing Tongcheng's time zone
Distances from Tongcheng
| Hong Kong | 1,101 km | SSE (155°) |
| Tokyo | 2,806 km | ENE (72°) |
| Singapore | 3,398 km | SSW (192°) |
| Mumbai | 3,934 km | WSW (258°) |
| Dubai | 5,319 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 6,080 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,459 km | SE (145°) |
| London | 8,547 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 8,565 km | NW (320°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,172 km | NE (39°) |
| Chicago | 11,675 km | NNE (13°) |
| São Paulo | 17,532 km | WNW (285°) |
Cities near Tongcheng
- Lanying7 km · 01:32
- Shuangyang12 km · 01:32
- Huatai13 km · 01:32
- Ningchang13 km · 01:32
- Longxi14 km · 01:32
- Dachang16 km · 01:32
- Dahe16 km · 01:32
- Chengxiang16 km · 01:32
FAQ
What time is it in Tongcheng right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tongcheng (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Tongcheng in?
Tongcheng runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Tongcheng observe daylight saving time?
Tongcheng does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tongcheng today?
Tongcheng sees sunrise at 06:59 and sunset at 17:52 today, giving 10h 53m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tongcheng tonight?
The moon phase over Tongcheng tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tongcheng?
The antipode of Tongcheng — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.40° S, 70.26° W. It falls on land, near Canela, Chile, about 59 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tongcheng?
Tongcheng lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tongcheng?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tongcheng, clocks run about 25 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.