Right now, local time in Tongcheng is 00:31 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tongcheng 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 19m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day length
- 10h 43m
- Solar noon
- 12:19
- Daylight range
- 9h 46m (winter) – 14h 33m (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
- 35.35° S, 68.78° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is El Nihuil, Argentina, about 37 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:31 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Mendoza)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tongcheng today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:32
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Dhuhr
- 12:20
- Asr
- 15:16
- Maghrib
- 17:39
- Isha
- 19:00
- Qibla direction
- 278.1° from north (W (278°))
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 43m 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, 1,477 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,509 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.35° N, 111.22° 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 | 08:31 | −16h |
| Chicago | 10:31 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 13:31 | −11h |
| London | 16:31 | −8h |
| Paris | 17:31 | −7h |
| Moscow | 19:31 | −5h |
| Dubai | 20:31 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 22:01 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:31 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 00:31 | same time |
| Tokyo | 01:31 | +1h |
| Sydney | 03:31 | +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 | 1,477 km | SSE (168°) |
| Tokyo | 2,568 km | E (81°) |
| Singapore | 3,858 km | SSW (193°) |
| Mumbai | 4,171 km | WSW (254°) |
| Dubai | 5,413 km | W (274°) |
| Moscow | 5,844 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 8,278 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 8,317 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,749 km | SSE (147°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,744 km | NE (39°) |
| Chicago | 11,215 km | NNE (14°) |
| São Paulo | 17,509 km | WNW (296°) |
Cities near Tongcheng
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 06:58 and sunset at 17:41 today, giving 10h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tongcheng tonight?
The moon phase over Tongcheng tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tongcheng?
The antipode of Tongcheng — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.35° S, 68.78° W. It falls on land, near El Nihuil, Argentina, about 37 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 19 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.